Word: aretha
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...even greatness guarantees that, especially for artists ahead of their time. Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Little Richard, Sonny Rollins, the Talking Heads, the Supremes and the Who never got a single piece of Grammy gold. Some of Grammy's greatest hitters are heavy-duty worthies (Aretha Franklin has copped 15, Stevie Wonder 17), but it's also true, as Marsh points out, that "no one thinks that the Grammys honor artistry. People like Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen and Phil Spector have all been disrespected by the Grammys, and so people don't take the awards seriously...
...music hasn't exactly been kind to women, portraying them mostly as malleable sex objects or manipulative money grubbers. But that hasn't stopped Queen Latifah, 20, from finding her voice amid a crowded field of sexist, street-smart men. The Newark-born singer-songwriter has been called the Aretha Franklin of rap for her creative fusing of reggae, soul and jazz. A professional rapper for five years, she sees herself as a role model for young people, and she's as committed to raising consciousness as she is to having fun. "I try to slip in a few lines...
...anthem hall of fame after his bluesy Latin interpretation at the 1968 World Series in Detroit, ending the song with "Oh, yeah." RCA Records pressed a single of it the next day. After that, performers strained to put their personal stamp on the anthem: Lou Rawls (languorous jazz), Aretha Franklin (Motown), Al Hirt (Dixieland) and Frank Sinatra (moody lounge lizard). The prize for the most ear-bending version goes to Jimi Hendrix's screeching finale at Woodstock...