Aretha Franklin

I knew that Aretha Franklin had been very ill, but it looks like she has recovered. Here are some performance from The View earlier this week.

"How Long I've Been Waiting"



"Respect"



Aretha performing the same song 43 years ago.

Phoebe Snow

I feel like I am doing far to many posts to mark the passing of great artists, but Phoebe Snow died earlier today, so I have to post a couple of her videos.

"Poetry Man", a song from her 1974 album Phoebe Snow.



"Something Real", this is from 2008 I think.



Snow devoted much of her life to caring for her disabled daughter, and thus never had a big career in the music industry. She did a good many commercial jingles. If I am not mistaken, this is her singing "Celebrate the moments of your life" at the end of this commercial.

Etta James

I had a ticket to an Etta James concert a couple years ago, but the concert was canceled, so I have never had a chance to see here live. I think her health is pretty bad now, and I don't think she is performing anymore. So these videos are the closest thing to seeing her live.

A video from the year I was born, "Something's Got A Hold On Me"



Probably her most enduring hit, "At Last". This is the song that sparked the spat when Beyonce sang this for the Obama's first dance at the inauguration. James thought she should have been asked to sing it.



This is one of my all time favorite concert videos, Etta James and Dr. John performing "I'd Rather Go Blind".