Aretha Franklin – (To Be) Young, Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin’s rendition of Nina Simone’s “Young Gifted and Black”. When your soul is intact, you can be young, gifted and black. And white. A mighty, important and swinging song by the lady of soul herself: Aretha Franklin. source ,
Watch Aretha Franklin Make President Obama Emotional The iconic Aretha Franklin performance was simply ‘Electric’ as she performed before dignitaries at the Kennedy Centre Honours on Sunday, December 6 but was aired for the first time on Tuesday, December 29. source ,