#70 – Aretha’s ‘Prayer’
August 1968, London As noted in post #63, Aretha Franklin has performed in Britain for the first time in May to rapturous reviews and glorious ...
August 1968, London As noted in post #63, Aretha Franklin has performed in Britain for the first time in May to rapturous reviews and glorious ...
July 1968, London As referenced in post #62 of 'The Diary Of A British Soul Man,' the Soul City team gets a visit from a ...
Summer 1968, London Soul City, the record shop I co-own with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore, is continuing to make inroads as is our record ...
May/June 1968, London Fresh from the soulful 'state' visit from Nina Simone (and the hoped-for-but-not-realized possible royal visit from Aretha Franklin!) to Soul City, our ...
May 1968, London Nina Simone's May 1968 whirlwind of promotion centered around a number of television appearances ahead of a European tour in June that ...
Monday, May 27th, 1968, London No sooner has 'Lady Soul' Aretha Franklin left the UK for the first time after amazing performances at The Hammersmith ...
MAY 1968 BLUES & SOUL #8 (Scans, courtesy James Vale) Possible first reference to Aretha Franklin in print as ...
Saturday, May 11 & Sunday, May 12, 1968, London I'm still reeling with meeting Aretha Franklin in person on her arrival in London. This, I ...
Thursday, May 10, 1968, Gatwick Airport, Sussex The day has arrived. My sister Sylvia and I are headed towards Gatwick Airport, much smaller than London's ...
May 1968, London The team at Soul City - myself, Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore - are now joined by sister Sylvia, four years younger ...