Video: Aretha Franklin - Jumping Jack Flash

Aretha Franklin: Knew You Were Waiting: The Best of Aretha Franklin 1980 - 1998

Aretha Franklin - Jumping Jack Flash
Despite too many duets and a lack of variation, Aretha's voice still shines on her '80s hits. Aretha Franklin is a stunningly flexible singer who defies any attempts to link her to a single musical style. Her famous hits from the late '60s are no-nonsense soul stompers and aching ballads. But around the same time, she also excelled as a big band singer of jazzy blues (check out "So Long" or almost any cut from the album Soul '69) and as a gospel singer (listen to her take on Amazing Grace )....