Aretha Franklin - Live At Fillmore West Audio

I had the good fortune not only to see Aretha Franklin in concert, many times, but also to meet her backstage at the Apollo Theatre, where I spent over half an hour with her. Also, I was surprised to meet her sister, Carolyn Franklin one evening in a nightclub. We hit it off immediately and danced all night long. She and her friends even gave me a lift home after the club closed. Boy, she was a sweet and talented lady. I think that Fillmore and Aretha in Switzerland represent the fire we witnessed on stage from The Queen. Franklin did so many wonderful things with her voice (gospel swoops, yells, screams and those unbelievable high notes that only she at the time was brave enough to hit). She wasn't crowned "Queen" for nothing, she earned that title and nobody can take it from her. Like Dinah Washington (Queen of the Blues), Bessie Smith (Empress of the Blues), Ella Fitzgerald (First Lady of Song) and Sarah Vaughan (The Divine One), Aretha will forever maintain her title. I want this revised Fillmore CD because Franklin is singing "Share Your Love With Me" one of my all-time favorites and the wonderful, "Call Me." One more thing. One of the best concerts I ever saw had Erma Franklin and Carolyn Franklin opening (they had the first half of the show!) for Aretha at Philharmonic Hall. Why didn't somebody think to film that? What a shame.