ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月17日 00時05分

Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers in any style, died today at her home in Detroit. She was 76. In her indelible late-1960s hits, #ArethaFranklin brought the righteous fervor of gospel music to secular songs that were about much more than romance. Hits like “Do Right Woman — Do Right Man,” “Think,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Chain of Fools” defined a modern female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable, loving but not to be taken for granted. When she sang #Respect, the Otis Redding song that became her signature, it was never just about how a woman wanted to be greeted by a spouse coming home from work. It was a demand for equality and freedom and a harbinger of feminism, carried by a voice that would accept nothing less. “It was the need of the nation, the need of the average man and woman in the street, the businessman, the mother, the fireman, the teacher — everyone wanted respect,” she wrote in her autobiography. In a musical career that spanned more than 5 decades, Aretha Franklin had over 100 singles on the Billboard charts. But more importantly, says Jon Pareles, our chief popular music critic, she freed other singers to let their voices fly. Visit the link in our profile to read the full @ニューヨーク・タイムズ obituary for the #QueenOfSoul. Our photographer Don Hogan Charles captured this photo in 1968; swipe left to see @rebeccasmeyne’s photo of Aretha Franklin at @tribeca last year.

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