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* A little more than 26 years ago…
“This is gonna be fun,” Aretha Franklin said to Ken Ehrlich as she approached the Grammy stage on February 25, 1998.
On a windy, wintery Wednesday night, nearly 43 years after she made her first recordings, Aretha Franklin knocked the world off its axis. In a last-minute frenzy, she stepped in for an ailing Luciano Pavarotti and performed his signature aria “Nessun dorma,” live on the Grammy Awards. […]
After agreeing to the task at hand, Aretha recalled sitting quietly while surrounded by bedlam. A boombox was located so she could sit and listen to the recording of the rehearsal and hear the score. She met with the conductor and exchanged notes. Before she knew it, Ken was holding her hand and escorting her down the stairs and to the stage. During a post-show interview on the Grammys red carpet, Aretha revealed that she received the request to perform “about eight minutes” before she took the stage. EIGHT.
* And here she is…
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Mar 1, 24 @ 4:31 pm
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