I had a late start this morning so if you listen to the archive, give it a few minutes before it kicks in. Today is all female vocalists (one sings with her piano to start) and a block of Aretha Franklin with songs ranging from 1962 to 1969 and her 1980 hit “Think”. Many songs you may not have heard but you get to hear her keyboard finesse and vocal range.
Dorothy Donegan – Wave – I Just Want To Sing
Lena Horne – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – V-Disc, The Songs That Went To War
Peggy Lee – Sugar (That Sugar Baby O’ Mine) – Love Songs
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Ella Fitzgerald – Angel Eyes – Verve Unmixed Vol 2
Ernestine Anderson – Trouble Is A Man – My Kind of Swing
Billie Holiday – Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – Lady In Autumn
Ella Fitzgerald – Undecided – Jazz Masters
Carmen McRae – How Long Has This Been Going On? – Verve Unmixed
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Aretha Franklin – Don’t Cry, Baby (1962) – Sunday Morning Classics
Aretha Franklin – Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (1962) – ” ”
Aretha Franklin – Cold, Cold Heart (1964) – ” ”
Aretha Franklin – Muddy Water (1965) – ” ”
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Aretha Franklin and Ray Johnson – Mocking Bird(1967) – ” ”
Aretha Franklin – Good To Me As I Am To You(1968) – The Delta Meets Detroit
Aretha Franklin – River’s Invitation(1969) – ” ”
Aretha Franklin – Think (1980) – The Definitive Collection
PSAs
Kay Starr – Wheel Of Fortune – Kay Starr Capital Collector’s Series
Annie Lennox – Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Blossom Dearie – Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
Cassandra Wilson – Love Is Blindness – New Moon Daughter
China Moses – Whatever – Nightintales
Clairy Brown & The Bangin’ Racketts – Baby Caught The Bus
Coeur De Pirate – Comme des Enfants – Coeur De Pirate
Cyrille Aimee – It’s A Good Day – It’s A Good Day
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Speak Low – This Is New (Reissue)
Diane Shuur – Goodbye My Love – Jazz After Dark II
Erin McKeown – Just One Of Those Things – Sing You Sinners
Queen Latifah – Close Your Eyes – The Dana Owens Album
Roberta Flack – Tryin’ Times – First Take