You're the only one that catches certain things like those small bends at the ends of notes. That's why we're here for the reactions to the goats. One of my favorite Aretha performances ever!
Man after these amazing grace sessions her voice just got better and better. Theres short footage of her singing at Mahalia Jackson's memorial service that was the same year and her voice was so extremely BRIGHT and clear.
Aretha learned all of these techniques from the black Juilliard...the church. The growls and squalls are very common in gospel. Manipulating vocal textures is what she learned from her Dad.
That voice in the back at the end when Aretha repeats the phrase , “Yes It Is” on the song I’m So Glad I Got Religion is the late Josephine Howard, she was a member of the choir that backed up Aretha, the Southern California mass choir, Josephine is also a former member of the gospel group, the caravans, and her daughter mikki Howard who was also a teenager and there at that night is a world renowned R&B singer and mikki dad is clay graham of the gospel group the pilgrim jubilees, history was all over this project. Btw James Cleveland threw the towel at Aretha
The woman next to her father is her great idol and gospel great Clara Ward, this song was her First recording ever released as a teenager, which she sang before one of her fathers infamous preaching. And not even taking into account the message of the song, gospel giant James Cleveland leading all of this, the gospel roots on fulltime display. She was Singing FOR the people! Brilliant! Great choice!
Aretha sing with and on purpose. She could produce any sound that she wanted at this time. Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Soul, is Aretha Franklin.
Wow, thank you for this! I was stunned when I saw this, Aretha put everything she had in this performance! Long Live the Queen! There's a land where we'll never grow old!
Amazing Grace is one of my favorite album, I bought when it finally dropped in June 1972. They recorded live the Amazing Grace album in January 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in LA with the Southern California Community Choir, but Aretha had it archived and wouldn’t release the video. After her death it was released and a documentary series with Cynthia Erivo was made. Check it out.
I could listen to her all day. I love how she always use to take her time with the song, it's like she's telling us a story. Whitney used to do the same thing and they were not about showing off their voice but rather speaking the truth through music and touching our heart and soul. Now it's all about who can impress the most or sing the best.
that moment when we all think she's done singing and you could just see the spirit take over her, the Rev was right on queue with positioning that mike. Again i say she is the greatest singer to have ever walked this planet.
The woman beside Aretha’s Father C.L. was Aretha’s mentor and sort of mother figure Clara Ward, who’s a gospel legend. Clara was also a longtime girlfriend of C.L. Franklin. The woman in the red dress who looked like she was going to hit Aretha was Clara’s Mother Gertrude Ward.
Oh My God!!! I cackled when you said sista maybelle bout to throw down 🤣🤣. My favorite part is when James Cleveland gives Aretha the mic and Aretha starts sanging again!! Man it was like a revival up in there.
Amazing performance and reaction! NOW, my friend, it's time for you to watch Yolanda's cover of this song, during Aretha's Grammy tribute. I can't find it anymore on UA-cam, but I'm confident that in the US you can find it easily! Don't disappoint me! 😂💪
This film was such an experience in a theater. I went with one of my best friends who is Greek Orthodox. I was raised Pentecostal. He was amazed at the tears I shed watching this woman using her voice to connect with God. I had to explain that I knew these hymns. This was how we worshipped in church when I was growing up. I don’t know what anyone truly believes in- but, something greater than us was coming through Aretha Franklin.
My church rented out a theater and an older Italian couple had bought 2 tickets and so they joined us (after I offered to buy them back because it was going to be BLACK CHURCH). They stayed and HE STOOD UP DURING "AMAZING GRACE" and just stared and rocked. WE HAD CHURCH!!!
This performance was phenomenal, again from the same recording known as the greatest gospel album of all time, Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace 1972 with her godfather Rev James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir behind her. I had this on CD and it wore out now had the DVD documentary and vinyl, this was how you do a live gospel project. The man who wiped her face during the early part was her father the late great Rev CL Franklin, and the lady on the other end of them was the world renowned legend, also Aretha’s hero, Clara Ward (Sis Maybeline 😂) and her mother Gertrude Ward was the one who was in the Spirit as she sang. She also did this at 14 years old her very first record recorded in her dads church in 1956.
The lady in the background you were referring to at 14:19 mark was Mikki Howard’s mother Josephine Howard this was actually their church they belonged to when they moved to California from Chicago. Mikki talked about quite often. You have time look her up with the Caravans Josephine Howard.
With the black-rimmed glasses. She had a sour face during Aretha's performance of "Amazing Grace" and never stood once even though 99 percent of the choir did.
Aretha was truly a gift from God, and I am grateful to be living during her reign as the Queen Of Soul. Her voice was beautiful, heavenly and anointed! Thanks for sharing this!!!!😍
Son that lady you called Sis. Maybeline is Gertrude Ward who was the mother of Clara Ward, Aretha's mother. Learn your gospel music history. Those women were giants.
Dude, love your commentary on singing. Not sure if it's well-known or mentioned here, but Aretha was asked to record a gospel album after her successful "secular" career. "On one condition," she said. What she wanted was to record in church in order to get the feedback from the worshippers she was used to. Call & response! This song selection is part of the movie, "Amazing Grace." It came out about a decade or so ago. I grew up in a home and on Sunday's....whew! Aretha's voice filled our home and "Mary don't you weep" was my jam. By the way, I started listening to your reaction at work and about six or seven minutes in, I was feeling the Spirit! So, I had to stop and finish this one at home or I might've fell out, too. Aretha at this point was at the pinnacle of her talent and skills. And thank you for also mentioning her piano playing. I've always said her prowess on it was just as powerful as her voice. All hail the Queen!! ... of gospel and soul!
This boy obviously don't know church that well. Aretha was ANOINTED and talented by God! She also had perfect pitch and awesome piano skills. I LOVE her chords and timing on the keys. Rev. James Cleveland coached her on her piano playing when she was young. She's sing and playing this song in A natural. The man wiping her face was her father Rev. C. L. Franklin. The lady getting happy and running was Gertrude Ward, Clara Ward's mother. Clara Ward, wearing the gold lamé dress, was the lady helping to hold holding Gertrude.
That scene was why Aretha didn't want to release it. She was right if she felt that it was going to be misinterpreted by people who aren't familiar with black church culture of that period. Those of us who know understand that when the Spirit hits one can appear discombobulated to the untutored. So, Aretha being steeped in church culture, didn't want these ladies to appear onscreen in a not so complimentary way. I totally get it from her prospective. But, I'm glad and forever grateful it was released after all.
You're the only one that catches certain things like those small bends at the ends of notes. That's why we're here for the reactions to the goats. One of my favorite Aretha performances ever!
Man after these amazing grace sessions her voice just got better and better. Theres short footage of her singing at Mahalia Jackson's memorial service that was the same year and her voice was so extremely BRIGHT and clear.
Aretha learned all of these techniques from the black Juilliard...the church. The growls and squalls are very common in gospel. Manipulating vocal textures is what she learned from her Dad.
That voice in the back at the end when Aretha repeats the phrase , “Yes It Is” on the song I’m So Glad I Got Religion is the late Josephine Howard, she was a member of the choir that backed up Aretha, the Southern California mass choir, Josephine is also a former member of the gospel group, the caravans, and her daughter mikki Howard who was also a teenager and there at that night is a world renowned R&B singer and mikki dad is clay graham of the gospel group the pilgrim jubilees, history was all over this project. Btw James Cleveland threw the towel at Aretha
The woman next to her father is her great idol and gospel great Clara Ward, this song was her First recording ever released as a teenager, which she sang before one of her fathers infamous preaching. And not even taking into account the message of the song, gospel giant James Cleveland leading all of this, the gospel roots on fulltime display. She was Singing FOR the people! Brilliant! Great choice!
her father saw her sweating on the top of her forehead and got his hankerchief from his suit jacket wipe the sweat from his dauther's face
Aretha sing with and on purpose. She could produce any sound that she wanted at this time. Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Soul, is Aretha Franklin.
Clara Wards mother caught the holy ghost
Thats Clara Ward....She died 11 months Later
Wow, thank you for this! I was stunned when I saw this, Aretha put everything she had in this performance! Long Live the Queen! There's a land where we'll never grow old!
Amazing Grace is one of my favorite album, I bought when it finally dropped in June 1972. They recorded live the Amazing Grace album in January 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in LA with the Southern California Community Choir, but Aretha had it archived and wouldn’t release the video. After her death it was released and a documentary series with Cynthia Erivo was made. Check it out.
Please watch her performance of “Call Me” 1971 at the Montreux!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
“I Never Loved a Man” live 1993!!!!🔥🔥🔥
I could listen to her all day. I love how she always use to take her time with the song, it's like she's telling us a story. Whitney used to do the same thing and they were not about showing off their voice but rather speaking the truth through music and touching our heart and soul. Now it's all about who can impress the most or sing the best.
that moment when we all think she's done singing and you could just see the spirit take over her, the Rev was right on queue with positioning that mike. Again i say she is the greatest singer to have ever walked this planet.
I agree with you that's why she is number 1singer of Rolling Stone top 100 singers of all time
in a stunning 15 mintue track most stations would have cut at 5 mintues
All Hail The Queen!! 👑 🙏 ♥ 🕊
Please react to Aretha singing Mary Don't You Weep at this same performance
When black women back in the day at church service got "Happy" they would clear pews.
Please react to Donny Hathaway - Giving Up (Live At The Astrodome)
At this point you oughtta react to the full service!! 😂
This is the filming of her Amazing Grace album, and I'm still crying watching this for the 1000th time.
The woman beside Aretha’s Father C.L. was Aretha’s mentor and sort of mother figure Clara Ward, who’s a gospel legend. Clara was also a longtime girlfriend of C.L. Franklin. The woman in the red dress who looked like she was going to hit Aretha was Clara’s Mother Gertrude Ward.
You should go listen to the whole song. It is over 15 minutes long.
Oh My God!!! I cackled when you said sista maybelle bout to throw down 🤣🤣. My favorite part is when James Cleveland gives Aretha the mic and Aretha starts sanging again!! Man it was like a revival up in there.
My fave performance of hers
Amazing performance and reaction! NOW, my friend, it's time for you to watch Yolanda's cover of this song, during Aretha's Grammy tribute. I can't find it anymore on UA-cam, but I'm confident that in the US you can find it easily! Don't disappoint me! 😂💪
You are really good at reacting to these videos!!!!
Sister Maybelline as you keep calling her it is Clara Ward who actually was her idol
Clara Ward's mother. Clara was in the white.
This film was such an experience in a theater. I went with one of my best friends who is Greek Orthodox. I was raised Pentecostal. He was amazed at the tears I shed watching this woman using her voice to connect with God. I had to explain that I knew these hymns. This was how we worshipped in church when I was growing up. I don’t know what anyone truly believes in- but, something greater than us was coming through Aretha Franklin.
My church rented out a theater and an older Italian couple had bought 2 tickets and so they joined us (after I offered to buy them back because it was going to be BLACK CHURCH). They stayed and HE STOOD UP DURING "AMAZING GRACE" and just stared and rocked. WE HAD CHURCH!!!
Listen here!!!! I listen to this song weekly. It gets me alllll the way together. My favorite gospel song of hers
When people threw handichefs was a show high respect, it meant you done done it good.
This performance was phenomenal, again from the same recording known as the greatest gospel album of all time, Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace 1972 with her godfather Rev James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir behind her. I had this on CD and it wore out now had the DVD documentary and vinyl, this was how you do a live gospel project. The man who wiped her face during the early part was her father the late great Rev CL Franklin, and the lady on the other end of them was the world renowned legend, also Aretha’s hero, Clara Ward (Sis Maybeline 😂) and her mother Gertrude Ward was the one who was in the Spirit as she sang. She also did this at 14 years old her very first record recorded in her dads church in 1956.
That is not Ken Cunningham.
@@stucker1214 thanks just edited I see him now he was the one with the fro, sorry about that, thanks, God bless
Thank you so much for reacting to this
My pleasure :)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣the audience. Mabline...the singing beautiful
The lady in the background you were referring to at 14:19 mark was Mikki Howard’s mother Josephine Howard this was actually their church they belonged to when they moved to California from Chicago. Mikki talked about quite often. You have time look her up with the Caravans Josephine Howard.
Yessss
I watched this as tears came to my eyes. Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul but she definitely was a gospel singer as well.
I LOVE when Aretha sings in this song, "When you get through doin' down here there is a land."
I think the woman in the background is Miki Howard’s mother .
With the black-rimmed glasses. She had a sour face during Aretha's performance of "Amazing Grace" and never stood once even though 99 percent of the choir did.
I saw this FIRST TIME, by myself and up close, because I knew I was going to lose it, but WHEN CLARA WARD and HER MOTHER both went up, I WAS GONE!
That's was her dad wiping her face
One of my favorite performances from her
💪🏼💯🖤
Hmmmm...
Who is Sister Maybelline?
Thank God for giving us Aretha 🙏
Wowwww
Aretha was truly a gift from God, and I am grateful to be living during her reign as the Queen Of Soul. Her voice was beautiful, heavenly and anointed! Thanks for sharing this!!!!😍
The QUEEN is still here 🎉
Son that lady you called Sis. Maybeline is Gertrude Ward who was the mother of Clara Ward, Aretha's mother. Learn your gospel music history. Those women were giants.
Dude, love your commentary on singing. Not sure if it's well-known or mentioned here, but Aretha was asked to record a gospel album after her successful "secular" career. "On one condition," she said. What she wanted was to record in church in order to get the feedback from the worshippers she was used to. Call & response! This song selection is part of the movie, "Amazing Grace." It came out about a decade or so ago. I grew up in a home and on Sunday's....whew! Aretha's voice filled our home and "Mary don't you weep" was my jam. By the way, I started listening to your reaction at work and about six or seven minutes in, I was feeling the Spirit! So, I had to stop and finish this one at home or I might've fell out, too. Aretha at this point was at the pinnacle of her talent and skills. And thank you for also mentioning her piano playing. I've always said her prowess on it was just as powerful as her voice. All hail the Queen!! ... of gospel and soul!
For anyone wondering the great Rev James Cleveland is the one who threw cloth
You're funny youngblood😂
I don’t remember this on the video i watched? Are there 2 different album recordings?
This boy obviously don't know church that well. Aretha was ANOINTED and talented by God! She also had perfect pitch and awesome piano skills. I LOVE her chords and timing on the keys. Rev. James Cleveland coached her on her piano playing when she was young. She's sing and playing this song in A natural. The man wiping her face was her father Rev. C. L. Franklin. The lady getting happy and running was Gertrude Ward, Clara Ward's mother. Clara Ward, wearing the gold lamé dress, was the lady helping to hold holding Gertrude.
That scene was why Aretha didn't want to release it. She was right if she felt that it was going to be misinterpreted by people who aren't familiar with black church culture of that period. Those of us who know understand that when the Spirit hits one can appear discombobulated to the untutored. So, Aretha being steeped in church culture, didn't want these ladies to appear onscreen in a not so complimentary way. I totally get it from her prospective. But, I'm glad and forever grateful it was released after all.
The man sitting next to her father was her son Kecalf's father Kenneth Cunningham. On the other side was the legendary Clara Ward catching the spirit!
No it's not. Ken was the guy with the big fro walking her out.
That guy had the big fro! @@stucker1214
Can you react to Mariah Carey - Anytime You Need A Friend (acapella)?
AMEN YOUNG BROTHER