We remember Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on this day in 1942.  She died in 2018.

Her father was Baptist preacher Reverend Clarence La Vaughan "C. L." Franklin. 

Her mother was Barbara Siggers Franklin, a gospel singer.

In the spring of 1967, Aretha had her first # 1 with "Respect", an Otis Redding song.   She had many more hits after that.   

In 1987, Aretha became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

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We remember Jack Ruby (1911-1967)

Jack Ruby was born Chicago on this day in 1911 and died of cancer in 1967.  

As far as we know, Ruby never changed his story about killing Lee Harvey Oswald.     Apparently, Ruby did not want Jackie Kennedy to come to a trial.   He took that explanation or story to his grave.

For the record, I believe that Oswald shot President Kennedy on his own.  I came to that conclusion after reading Gerald Posner’s “Case closed” in the 1990’s.   

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