Aretha Franklin

Clive Davis, influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive, dies at 94

He signed Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin – and allegedly used company money to pay for his son’s bar mitzvah.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Clive Davis (r) with Aretha Franklin at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 19, 2017
Cyprus’s Eleni Foureira and Israel’s Netta react after the Semi-Final 1 for Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 8, 2018

Grapevine: Where oh where will the Eurovision be?

The song contest will definitely take place in Israel, but where?

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The marquee on the Fox Theater shows the word "Respect' in memory of singer Aretha Franklin in downtown Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 16, 2018

How a Jewish producer helped unleash Aretha Franklin’s genius

"Let her develop the rhythms, horn riffs, and backing vocals that will open her heart and expose her soul."

|ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
Singer Aretha Franklin performs at the Candie's Foundation 10th anniversary Event to Prevent benefit New York May 3, 2011

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at home in Detroit aged 76

She had been battling advanced pancreatic cancer, and her family had asked for prayers.

|ByREUTERS

Queen of soul Aretha Franklin ‘gravely ill’

The 76-year-old “Queen of Soul” was reported to be at her home in Detroit and family members were called to say their goodbyes, the Showbiz 411 site reported.

AUGUST 13, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Aretha Franklin performs during Marvin Hamlisch tribute 300