Aretha Franklin - "Amazing Grace" Live 1972 (REACTION)

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[@MrSpain29]

This is why she’s hailed the Greatest Singer! She takes her craft seriously!

[@fawaka5006]

Aretha is THEE blueprint! What a performance! This was church indeed!

[@TreDa3rd]

No one can even attempt this type of energy and soul! You felt every lyric!!!

[@hinderless5811]

The most beautiful sound to ever leave a human throat.

[@joemoore5312]

That was Rev. James Cleveland playing on keys.

[@bassclef06]

Thee Rev. James Cleveland

[@DanielleGillmoreJohnson]

I gave this a thumbs up before I even watched it. I've seen this and know that Aretha tears this up AND down...and that your reaction would show your deep appreciation for the Queen of Soul and her completely insane vocal abilities! Her voice was P-U-R-E.

[@khismet]

Same👍🏽💜

[@shevy_shev93]

Whew….you could literally feel the conviction. Also black church was churchin!!!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Heartfelt and powerful. Nothing like it

[@babygirl4949]

This is my favorite performance of all time. Glad you are reacting to it.

[@sheroderickjohnson]

Nobody sang Amazing Grace like Aretha and Mahalia Jackson. You could tell she was annoited. Truly The Queen of Soul.

[@breonwilson8790]

I agree, but you should listen to amazing Grace by Albertina Walker. Sounds a little like Shirley, but it’s Albertina.

[@sheroderickjohnson]

@@breonwilson8790 will do

[@imjustlooking888]

Every time I hear Aretha sing Amazing Grace, the tears well up in my eyes. Also, the reason the piano is so good is the pianist is the late great Rev. James Cleveland. He was a master at the piano. On this song he had perfect timing and phrasing with just the right chords and arpeggios. He tutored Aretha's piano playing when she was young.

[@NIPPYxMIMI]

Thank you so much for reacting! This performance is always there when I need it. Masterclass in expression, the conviction! (I actually think she was struggling with those highest notes at this point in the ceremony. Her voice was generally in peak condition during this time and she made this one of the most memorable performances in history anyway)

[@faznout]

After 3 years of asking him to react to this video he finally does

[@Ralph-fr1vw]

Aretha was giving us her testimony Hallelujah 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🎼🎼

[@iamlyrics9118]

I'm loving this Aretha Franklin thing you been doing. She is my top favorite

[@floydfelder3580]

What can you say about the Queen of Soul except when God created her ,he must have said I’m going to give you a voice above all voices and the world 🌍 will know this❤❤❤👑🙏

[@laidyeh]

The man on piano is the late Rev. James Cleveland...Aretha was 30 yrs. young when this was recorded...Aretha was a smoker, but at this stage there was no damage to her vocals...As she grew older, you could hear the difference in her voice...Heavy/raspy...She had stop smoking, but unfortunately damage was already done to her vocals...Sister could still bring it, but just in a different tone...May our Queen of Soul, Sleep in Eternal Peace...

[@missann1985]

Epic. The album is perfect.

[@bassclef06]

My favorite gospel album

[@whitneyfan9019]

Aretha and Whitney for me are the greatest female vocalist.

[@warrenlewis3977]

Check out Stephanie Mills..."The Power of Love". And everything else

[@cortezdoaty2907]

Nobody sang it better than Ree.... Took her time and ATE

[@divadoll606]

That's James Cleveland on keys. There was rockstars there, too. This was the place to be.

[@chaiyehovah7031]

PRAISE GOD. GLORY TO GOD! Thank you so much for this reaction video. PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! This is such an incredible live performance. No tweeking or auto tune. Just her powerful vocal. I love that she was not "performing: but you cold feel the Spirit of the Lord as she sang. She was singing and sharing her TESTimony! Aretha went through a lot. As a Christian, I watch Christian movies and a few secular ones that have a real message and that does NOT contain things that are spiritually dark and displeasing to GOD. The same goes for music. I really only listen to gospel and worship music. But, I have watched many of your reaction videos because I love to see the gifts that God has bestowed upon people, especially upcoming talent. So I check in to see your reactions, such as H.E.R. singing The Lord Is Coming. Yolanda singing, I Believe I Can Fly, Sarah Vaughn and many more. AMAZING GRACE (the album) is the greatest selling gospel live album of all time. I cannot tell you how many times I actually bought it. I was 16 the first time I purchased it when it came out in 1972. It was vinyl. When it scratched, I bought it a second time. When cassette tapes came out, I bought the tape. And Guess what? When it came out on CD, I purchased it at least 2 times because I had young people who listened to it as well and were not so careful. Believe it or not, I purchased it on I Tunes and have it on my phone. And finally, (lol), I purchased this live taping on Amazon. So, now I can watch it anytime I desire. I purchased it so many times, it's hard to believe. There are certain songs like Amazing Grace, Wholly Holy (a cover of Marvin Gaye's song), Precious Memories, How I Got Over and more. We could see Mick Jagger as she sings the Old Landmark and see him standing in the back clapping as she sings Climbing Higher Mountain. I love the entire album, but still have my favorites. Also, that was James Cleveland that was playing the playing the piano. He was so overcome, he had to sit down and weep before getting back up to direct the choir and stand behind Aretha and hold her. I loved your response and your comments. Thanks so much for this reaction. Continued Blessings.

[@MrSpain29]

The first pianist was James Cleveland. He was instrumental in teaching her the piano.

[@elizabethholley-davis9120]

Yesss, that was wonderful, and by the way, that was the legendary James Cleveland, minister, singer, songwriter on the piano, he and Aretha Franklin were dear friends.

[@natlisan]

Great reaction as always Adam! You should also check out her performance of "Precious Lord" from Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral! Now that was transcendent, even through her tears!

[@NIPPYxMIMI]

That wiggle is essential with these free tempos

[@SharonDoucette]

❤❤One of my favorite songs on the album. I love the entire album. I remember when my aunt bought this album. She was so excited, rushed to put it on the record player and she played it day after day for weeks. I love ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’also especially when the background singers are harmonizing, hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm… or however it’s spelled.

[@NotStanleyTucci]

Ridiculous…. The 👸🏽 ❤

[@wdsongama]

Aretha at the height of her powers, truly amazing.

[@MrGBeasley1981]

THE Reverend Dr. James Cleveland on piano and as her musical director

[@theprince_jay]

Finally I’ve been waiting for you to react to this for years!!! ❤️

[@iamlyrics9118]

The piano man was Rev James Cleveland first then Alexander Hamilton. The runs were popular with Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald whom she admired

[@stucker1214]

It was the gospel ladies doing runs. Mahalia, Clara, there were plenty of lesser known gospel singers doing runs in the 1950s and 60s.

[@jodykessly8696]

That was the late Reverend James Cleveland on the piano! Aretha credits him for teaching her piano (big chords) back home in Detroit! Apparently James was a family friend who stayed at their home before he went to Los Angeles and Chicago!

[@NotStanleyTucci]

And James Cleveland 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@missya9103]

This is the short version. This song is over 15 minutes long. This song and Never Grow Old should be studied because she sang them with everything in her.

[@johnlewis195]

The Great Josephine Howard from the Caravans is in the Choir.....and If you look close in the Audience you will see a Young Miki Howard in PigTails watching the Great Aretha Amazing

[@blandbiz]

She Did That. Long live the Queen. Rip Aretha Franklin. I can feel in in my bones while she's singing that song. She Did That.

[@danieldostermanntv]

She was sustaining G#5’s in this song

[@danieldostermanntv]

And sliding up to Bb5’s in her falsetto ❤

[@melaninenriched7844]

Fun fact: Mick Jagger was there getting his life.

[@demichael3382]

I don’t know his name ….but the man who is on the piano taught her how to play the piano .. lol form the movie

[@phuchong1564]

Pls reaction "what now my love" aretha franklin and frank sinatra

[@meboneme1]

'THAT MAN" IS THE LEGENDARY REVEREND JAMES CLEVELAND!

[@tmoore7049]

Praise the LORD ❤🙏

[@imjustlooking888]

Every time, I really listen Aretha sing this song, I just cry because I have LIVED this song. Aretha and James have LIVED this too. That's why James had to get up from the piano and sit down to cry. This reactor hardly noticed or commented on the obvious Holy Ghost's moving in the church or emanating from the video. He's SO young and inept spiritually. That's why he is SO distracted by the musicality and technique of Aretha's singing and Rev. James Cleveland's masterful playing. He is totally missing the MESSAGE of the songs and music. That's alright. He is still young and into the "what's" and "how's", but not yet into the "why's" of God and life. If he is saved, he very much a babe. However, he DOES know his music.

[@treytaylor1511]

Could you react to Donny Hathaway's live rendition of A Song for You

[@sheldonwqmg]

Can you upload future videos in the correct orientation? It’s flipped horizontally.