Aretha's Artistry By David Nathan by David Nathan

Aretha’s Artistry By David Nathan

MAY 1968

BLUES & SOUL #8

(Scans, courtesy James Vale)

Possible first reference to Aretha Franklin in print as ‘The Queen Of Soul’; she was ‘crowned’ ‘New Queen Of The Blues’ at The Regal Theater in Chicago, 1964, by Pervis Spann & E. Rodney Jones

About the Author: David Nathan

Established as a renowned expert, historian and award-winning music journalist and writer in the world of soul music with almost five decades of accomplishment, London-born global communicator David Nathan – the founder of SoulMusic.com – has consistently reinvented himself, ever-expanding and expressing his multi-faceted creativity through new and exciting possibilities.

Aretha’s Artistry By David Nathan