Artist:Aretha Franklin f/Ray Charles
Song:Spirit In The Dark
Album:Live At Fillmore West
I'm sure many devoted Aretha Franklin fans already have the 4CD Queen Of Soul box set. The 2006 2CD rerelease of Live At The Fillmore West is a must even for them. It's Aretha performing with King Curtis on sax and his band with Billy Preston on keyboards, Cornell Dupree on guitar, Jerry Jemmott on bass and Bernard Purdie on drums with The Memphis Horns & The Sweethearts Of Soul. Jerry Wexler convinced Aretha to use this band for this date only and it's just like being in church. There are a lot of alternate takes including this version of Aretha's composition Spirit In The Dark featuring Ray Charles. And just to give you a feel for it, here's Aretha Franklin performing Bridge Over Troubled Water in 1971. It's just like being in church.
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