RESPECT - The Aretha Franklin Story
On tour in Switzerland for the first time!
Aretha Franklin - The undisputed "Queen of Soul", multiple Grammy winner and first woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died in Detroit on August 16, 2018 after a life full of ups and downs.
RESPECT - The Aretha Franklin Story, the new show from the well-known Sweet Soul Music series, presents the most important stages of her career and gives a representative cross-section of her more than 50 years of musical work. You can expect a full-length and entertaining show with video recordings, lots of biographical content that tells the story of Aretha's career and a musical cast of the highest caliber.
Not only the biggest hits from the international charts such as I Never Loved A Man, Respect, Chain Of Fools, Natural Woman, Think, I Say A Little Prayer, Don't Play That Song, Spanish Harlem, Rock Steady, Until You Come Back To Me, Angel and Ain't No Way are interpreted by the top-class lead and backing vocalists Darnita Williams, Noreda Graves, Donniele Graves, April "Journi" Cook, Menoosha Susunghi, Lisa Benjamin and Flore M in the best tribute style with their own expressiveness and performance power. Aretha's lesser-known soul and gospel gems and her successful duets with other well-known stars such as I Keow You Were Waiting (with George Michael), Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (with Eurythmics) plus some of her many cover versions of well-known hits such as Bridge Over Troubled Water are also presented.
A ten-piece band (drums, percussion, bass, guitar, keyboard, Hammond organ, trumpet, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, baritone saxophones) guarantee the authentic sound of the soul era. And all this full of respect and a deep bow to the immortal queen of soul.
