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Aretha, Bob and Terry

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Marc Myers
Aug 18, 2018
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In The Wall Street Journal this week, I wrote the Aretha Franklin obituary (go here). Aretha was a complex artist. A woman with enormous vocal power and talent, she often was at the mercy of men who made decisions on her behalf at record labels, in studios, at concerts and even at home. Many of these men didn't always serve her well. Some were jealous. …

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