Aretha Franklin

From October 6 to 8, Kings Theatre in Brooklyn will host the national R.E.S.P.E.C.T. tour, which celebrates the iconic Aretha Franklin and brings the ultimate concert experience. After a national search for the perfect cast, the…

In Western New York, you'll find plenty of music history, but none so unique as the Colored Musicians Club in Buffalo, on the edge of Willert Park. The only Black-owned and operated music club of its kind in America, the venue has played…

The holidays are fast approaching, and if you're not ready, a listen to Big Band Holidays II will surely get you looking forward to the final months of 2019. The sequel to the critically acclaimed 2015 release from the Jazz at Lincoln…

Funk Night returns to Parish Public House, this time, boasting a musical selection of the late Aretha Franklin tunes on Nov. 15. Beau Sasser (Kung Fu) is no stranger to hosting Funk Night in downtown Albany, as he’s done many times prior…

Aretha Franklin, known world around as the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday at her home in Detroit after a long and enduring battle with advanced pancreatic cancer. She was 76. With over 100 singles on the Billboard charts, 20 of which…