This past June, Clive Davis was preparing to embark on his annual lengthy European vacation, but he first had to break some startling news: “We’re coming out with a new record of Whitney on Friday,” he said. During the sessions for her 1990 album I’m Your Baby Tonight, Houston had …
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The late Aretha Franklin owed more than $6.3 million in back taxes, The Detroit News reports. However, an attorney for her estate claims that about half of those back taxes to the IRS have already been paid. According to legal documents filed in Oakland County Probate Court in Michigan per …
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Superstar writer-arranger-producer Quincy Jones remembered Aretha Franklin in a short statement on Thursday followingFranklin’s deathat age 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. During his illustrious career, Jones has worked with most of the greatest singers in pop history, including Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and Franklin, which makes …
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Aretha Franklin canceled a pair of upcoming concerts, including a headlining gig at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, after her doctor recommended that the Queen of Soul take a break from touring. “Aretha Franklin has been ordered by her doctor to stay off the road and rest completely for at least …
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