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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Ariana Grande & Alicia Keys Pay Tribute To Aretha Franklin with “Natural Woman” Performance
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018. Ariana Grande and Alicia Keys paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, both artists performed Franklin's “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Apple Beat 1 QueenRadio, respectively.
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" was released by Aretha Franklin in 1967. The song was written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin, and Jerry Wexler.
The song reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the US Billboard R&B.
Aretha Franklin performed the song to honor award-recipient Carole King at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors.
Ariana Grande told Jimmy Fallon about episode when she met Aretha Franklin at White House;
“She was so funny and so charming, and nice to everyone on staff, top to bottom… I just love her so much. I met her a few times. We sang at the White House and she was so sweet and she was like so cute and I was like, ‘How are you a real person?’ It’s an honor to have met her. She called me one time, it was one time only, and she goes, ‘Hi, its Aretha.’ I’m like, ‘Frankin?'”
Aretha Franklin was the age of 76. R.I.P- xN6C_WuEbGI
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- source : Rolling Stone
