A Musician and Friend Remembers The Queen of Soul

August 29, 2018

L.J. Reynolds, of Detroit’s legendary soul group The Dramatics, remembers his friend Aretha Franklin.

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Dozens of artists will pay tribute to Aretha Franklin on Thursday, August 30, at Chene Park in Detroit.

One of those performers is L.J. Reynolds of Detroit’s legendary soul group The Dramatics. 

Reynolds was not only a musical contemporary of Franklin, he was also a friend.

CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire spoke with Reynolds about the Queen of Soul’s singular talent and how her legacy lives on. 

 

Check out Reynolds’ 1972 underground soul classic ‘We’re in the Middle’ below. 

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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