The St. Augustine Amphitheatre to host Aretha Franklin
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Published by Sareth Ney on Feb. 23, 2016 at 11:29 p.m.
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Photo credit: Aretha Franklin's facebook page
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Aretha Franklin will be performing at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, on March 24. Her tour begins on March 19 at Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival at Sun Life Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Fla. It will conclude on May 19 at DPAC – Durham Performance Arts Center, in Durham, N.C.
Franklin hails from Detroit and music career spans six decades, after beginning her career as a teenage gospel singer. Over the past two centuries—she is an icon, in both culture and music. Also, she is known as the “Queen of Soul”.
On the following hits, Franklin’s voice can be heard: “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “A Rose Is Still A Rose”, “Call Me”, “Chain of Fools”, “Daydreaming”, “Freeway Of Love”, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with George Michael, “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”, “I Say A Little Prayer”, “Jump To It”, “Respect” and “Think”.
After reuniting with Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, Clive Davis, her latest album was released in 2014. It was titled “Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics”.
For “Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics”, Franklin covered the following: Etta James’ “At Last”, Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep”, Ashford & Simpson’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “Cissy Houston’s “Midnight Train To Georgia”, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”, Barbara Streisand’s “People”, Alicia Key’s “No One”, Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” and Franklin’s own “Respect”, Dinah Washington’s “Teach Me Tonight”, Diana Ross & The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and Sinead O’ Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”.
During Franklin’s career, she has earned many awards and accolades. She received the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom. She has won a total of 18 Grammy awards, including one in 2008 for “Never Gonna Break My Faith” alongside Mary J. Blige. She has won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Living Legend Award. She was also ranked number one on “The Greatest Singers of All Time” list by Rolling Stone.
To visit Aretha Franklin’s official website, please click here. To like her on Facebook, please click here. To follow her on Instagram, please click here. To follow her on Twitter, please click here. To follow her on Pinterest, please click here. To follow her on Spotify, please click here. To subscribe to her channel on YouTube, please click here.
Franklin hails from Detroit and music career spans six decades, after beginning her career as a teenage gospel singer. Over the past two centuries—she is an icon, in both culture and music. Also, she is known as the “Queen of Soul”.
On the following hits, Franklin’s voice can be heard: “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “A Rose Is Still A Rose”, “Call Me”, “Chain of Fools”, “Daydreaming”, “Freeway Of Love”, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with George Michael, “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”, “I Say A Little Prayer”, “Jump To It”, “Respect” and “Think”.
After reuniting with Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, Clive Davis, her latest album was released in 2014. It was titled “Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics”.
For “Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics”, Franklin covered the following: Etta James’ “At Last”, Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep”, Ashford & Simpson’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “Cissy Houston’s “Midnight Train To Georgia”, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”, Barbara Streisand’s “People”, Alicia Key’s “No One”, Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” and Franklin’s own “Respect”, Dinah Washington’s “Teach Me Tonight”, Diana Ross & The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and Sinead O’ Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”.
During Franklin’s career, she has earned many awards and accolades. She received the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom. She has won a total of 18 Grammy awards, including one in 2008 for “Never Gonna Break My Faith” alongside Mary J. Blige. She has won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Living Legend Award. She was also ranked number one on “The Greatest Singers of All Time” list by Rolling Stone.
To visit Aretha Franklin’s official website, please click here. To like her on Facebook, please click here. To follow her on Instagram, please click here. To follow her on Twitter, please click here. To follow her on Pinterest, please click here. To follow her on Spotify, please click here. To subscribe to her channel on YouTube, please click here.
Aretha Franklin Tour Dates:
March 19 - Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
March 24 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
March 29 - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota, Fla.
May 19 - DPAC – Durham Performance Arts Center, Durham, N.C.
March 19 - Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
March 24 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
March 29 - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota, Fla.
May 19 - DPAC – Durham Performance Arts Center, Durham, N.C.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article written into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
