American "soul music" artist and cultural icon Aretha Franklin passed away today after a brief but grave illness. Specifics of that illness have not been made available at the time of this writing. She passed away at her home in Detroit, we are given to understand.
Aretha Franklin's singing helped bridge America's racial divide back in the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Her lyrics spoke to a common human experience and the hurts and joys felt by every human being, no matter his or her race.
Franklin first sang gospel tunes and she wore her Christian faith on her sleeve, so to speak. She never sang about "Hos" "Bitches" "Niggas" or big ol' butts. She was never crass or crude.
What a contrast to the musical fare presented to us these days. The Lord gave us Aretha, and the Lord has taken her away. And doubtless she would like us all to say: Blessed Be The Name Of the LORD.
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