Aretha Franklin - Best Dr Feelgood You Will Ever Hear! 1990 Radio City Music Hall

Hey Everyone I did post this as the MDA Telethon audio but there has been doubt on whether that is accurate - I now believe it to be Radio City Music Hall! 1990 - EITHER WAY IT IS AN AMAZING VERSION - so apologies for that!
Aretha is smashing this piano - wow I love her piano playing - this is amazing - Radio City Music Hall 1990! I've added a bit of trivia about Aretha's favoured piano - Ann Arbor piano's and Concord University has possession of her favourite concert piano! I should have included a link - but if you google (if you're interested) the details in this clip Aretha Franklin Ann Arbor Concord University I'm sure you will be able to find the page easy enough - there are several sites actually with info about her love of these piano's . She really is an amazing pianist - I wish she had done an album of her just playing the piano - but then we would miss out on her amazing voice!
Link to a new Aretha Group on facebook / 596614360795942

[@you2candoit]

She’s playing the living HELL out of that piano!!!

[@achosenvessel6563]

I never knew pianos had hell in them. Wow....i learned something new today.

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Oh...and Dr Feelgood is one of the best blues songs ever recorded...hands down.

[@midnitesky]

Goddamn she's playing!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

She's workin' that piano! lol

[@you2candoit]

She's playing the hell out of that piano!!!

[@prof32]

Anytime Aretha goes anywhere near the blues or gospel, you betta watch out! Thank you for all these wonderful clips!!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

You're so welcome! I've just started a few days ago a group I am giving it to some of the folks that love Aretha - so this is it - please join only if you want to :) All the credit and glory goes to the Amazing Queen I so admire and miss :( facebook.com/groups/ArethaEternalQueen/

[@vilmaoliveira6851]

Olá! Sou brasileira e uma apaixonada pelo trabalho da cantora Aretha. Você poderia me aceitar no grupo do Facebook.. Enviei um pedido para entrar. O pedido está em português, pois não sei escrever em inglês.

[@lutherwilliams8429]

THE GREATEST SINGER OF ALL TIME!!!!:)

[@achosenvessel6563]

🎯

[@Nonrelatable_t]

THE GREATEST

[@rclayton]

JUST LISTEN AT HER!!! PURE GENIUS ON THE PIANO AND VOCALS!!!

[@vilmaoliveira6851]

Com certeza: genial❤❤❤

[@sammyb4284]

In 1989 Aretha stopped smoking and you can hear her voice was going back to the old Aretha. My favourite Aretha eras are 1967-1981 Then 1990-2000. FANTASTIC VIDEO.

[@MrsMattMurphy]

Thanks Babe..I try to do my best to do a nice presentation as in video and pictures of Aretha to go with these audios..it's all in memory of the Queen and to keep that legacy ging in a small way of her awesomeness :)

[@direfranchement]

That isn't correct. She didn't stop smoking until 1994, and she subsequently gained a large amount of weight. As can be heard here, access to her upper register is still quite limited and it had been since around 1980. After she quit smoking, she regained access to the higher notes, but the perforated quality to her voice as can be heard here was permanent.

[@ryanallen8455]

@@direfranchement she definetly had a hole in her middle voice

[@melaninenriched7844]

I miss this lady so much and don't know her but she had this family feel to her. I just knew she'd be here in her 80s still showing others up without trying. Lol

[@christhomas5761]

Melanin Enriched , Yep and she`d still only be in her 70`s if she were still here... Such a shame how cancer has taken so many away.

[@kentallen3857]

Aretha banged out that piano with that Mahalia Jackson hairdo.

[@lindabrown2090]

Aretha is playing that Piano. And she could really sing about that Doctor.👑🎤🎹🎶🎼🎵❤️👠👠❤️

[@mrnghbrs]

She ain't let that piano rest for one single note! Watchu say?!

[@michelegiansanti1975]

This is the voice of GOD. A voice like that can annihilate an army and feels like a chainsaw straight across the chest. Thanks for this, it's a real treasure.

[@melissaward6311]

She was a gift from god for sure. The most pure,raw,lasting talent I have heard. I worshipped her music in the 60s and on til the day she went home to God. Great recording. Ty.

[@clarindaanderson8095]

I want to whoop, hollar, sceam and SHOUT!! I hear ya Gur!!! R.I.P. QOS. I know my neighbors get tired of hearing this song!! Im cleaning though!!

[@fonsos13]

Agree 💯% on her as a pianist. She seemed to light up when she played and goodness can she play 🎹. If she was performing and playing piano, I stopped whatever I was doing to enjoy it

[@Lederius18]

I am definitely enjoying all of these rare clips!!!! Ms. Franklin was singing her face off and playing even better!!! GLORAYYY!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

Thanks Babe - I just put this one together quickly - its an unreal version I think - I would love to find the entire footage of her at this MDA Telethon 1990 - but has takene me a while to find the audio alone!

[@beverlyharris9859]

SENSATIONAL AWESOME HEAVENLY BEAUTIFUL AMAZING!!!!!

[@basilrodericks7791]

I am in a puddle bc of that damn piano. Grrrl, Jesus! 4:20 I mean... WHAT???!!!!

[@Onlythetruth247]

Best...live 1968 reelin' in the years...Ree was serious as a heart attack that day.

[@debarghyaroy9948]

Aretha's the queen but what did she just do to that piano? Dayumm!

[@davidwhitehurst6625]

What a song written by Aretha sung as only she could all I can say is my my my go girl

[@Montyrico_Outdoors]

she was an absolute God on piano/organ

[@chrisbrinkley8921]

QUEEN ARETHA

[@centralanszz3874]

so always natural and direct and so appealing to the audience is more than a genius

[@coreythompson978]

AND I MEAN SANG 💣💥❤️

[@zarehbaghoomian3121]

Never get enough of you my Queen

[@theblueangel28]

You delivered on your promise

[@DanielSims-j6u]

Gone but never , I say never, ever will be forgotten!?! The Diva Supreme! Aretha Franklin

[@JeremyM2]

The Greatest of all Time 👑❤️

[@sashineb.2114]

Wonderful. Definitely "Atlantic Aretha" during the Arista years. Thanks for posting this. Did you know that the guards at Buckingham Palace played Respect after Aretha passed away? I wondered if many knew of that.

[@MrsMattMurphy]

YES! I downloaded the video of it - what an honour! From one Queen to another!

[@sashineb.2114]

Yes, I thought it was very special of the Queen's guards to do that for Aretha. Here is the full version in case you haven't seen it. A shorter version was going around but this is the full song, from the Royal Family channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/omqbl42PnqiAgq8

[@MrsMattMurphy]

@@sashineb.2114 Oh wow! I'll go check it out now! Thankyou for that!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

AWESOME!! Just watched it! Sounded unreal! :)

[@desireewade9896]

💘💘Love My Queen💘💘

[@MrsMattMurphy]

facebook.com/groups/ArethaEternalQueen/ Com join my new group on fb if you like - all big aretha fans there lol

[@geromebrown7582]

I see where TWINKIE CLARK GET HER SOULFUL licks from on the piano play lady soul ! Detroit all day baby ❤️

[@andrieswillemdeboer5675]

Thanks Barbara for this jewel I love this song and every time it's different. Love you my Queen!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

Ill send you this one too when I do you another stick! :)

[@sharonsimmons7824]

Love you my Aretha Franklin always

[@cultfan5227]

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting Mrs Matt Murphy

[@gregorymiller2977]

Aretha Rocks!

[@Aretha992]

Thank you for doing the right thing matt. The video from 60 Minutes is short.

[@TotalTennisGeek]

Sang the SHIT out of that!!!!!!

[@majorboyce123]

826 damn Queen looks good

[@realartdrum]

🎼🎼🌷🌷🌷🙏💒🌷🌷🌷🎼🎼 YEAH...YES 💝Queen Aretha💝🎼🎼

[@sheliatyson3246]

Listen to that piano!

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Aretha was so bad on the keys that she coulda done a whole instrumental concert, never sung a note and NOBODY woulda been mad about it!

[@tickledpink1908lj]

Saaaaaaaaannngggggg ARETHA!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@MrJmervel]

This audio is actually from her 1990 Radio City Music Hall concert. They showed some of it in her 60 MINUTES profile that year. She wore the same outfit on the MDA Telethon, but this isn't from that.

[@MrsMattMurphy]

I'll have to compare the audios because I have the 1990 Radio City Music Hall concert - actually have most of them - so will do some research - you cant trust descriptions then can you on some audios - but I will double check! Awesome regardless - she's killin' that piano a slow and painful death lol

[@MrJmervel]

Indeed she is. I wasn't sure until I heard her do the piano riffs after the bridge. They were exactly the same as the 60 MINUTES piece, and I know she doesn't usually do it the same way twice.

[@MrsMattMurphy]

@@MrJmervel Oh damn!! Gosh dont feel like doing the video again because I put in the title page at the begining it was MDA - but maybe if I change it in the info - havent pulled up the 1990 Radio City Music Hall audio as yet - but darn it! lol I'm pasting this link to a lot of those who subscribe or wish to (no pressure) join a new - only a few days old fledgling group on fb i created - if you're interested here is the link: facebook.com/groups/ArethaEternalQueen/ See on the 60 mins Show tbh I thought it was from a concert - then everyone was saying it was from MDA Telethon but now I think about it it definitely looks like a concert on 60 minutes not a telethon I thought that was odd

[@MrJmervel]

@@MrsMattMurphy Thanks for the info and for the clips you've been posting. I've enjoyed them.

[@MrsMattMurphy]

@@MrJmervel Thankyou so much!! But once again all the glory to this Queen Aretha - I just upload and edit them a bit - I am busy working on a new Aretha fb page at the moment - but I will get rid of the mda description on the audio - thanks for telling me that - because I like to try and be accurate with the uploads :)

[@maurierichie6571]

Aretha was not playing around!

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Play REE!!!!!! PLAY!!!!!

[@cwd432]

This was great but .........Dr Feelgood from Live in Paris 1977 was off the chart she took you to chruch and back and there again!!!!!!!

[@MrsMattMurphy]

It's fine to have your preferred performances..shows how awesome she is and how much she touches the world really of Aretha fans...but I prefer this one lol

[@tygrysisko]

Gladys Knight said that Aretha rarely used her talents and I understand it. Her performances were good, some great and some were absolutely stunning. If only she made more effort in her later career, we would have so many more gems like this. But during the last 20 years or so I had too often an impression that she slept off too many of her performances

[@colorpurple4623]

I think she used them enough to have held the reign as the one and 9nly Queen of soul for six decades! Come on now what more could you want, she touched your soul didn't now didnt she, and that's what kept you coming back for more, and she still 8s the BAR and always will be,her job was, how shall I say, well done Aretha, well done. RIEP dear heart the eternal Queen of Soul.

[@michaelwalker305]

Aretha was the greatest singer period

[@piustwelfth]

I agree. Often it seemed like she was going thru the motions. It could also be that she was not as confident in her voice. Smoking really wrecked her beautiful natural soprano.

[@theblueangel28]

But that period also contained the best performances of her entire career....so

[@ShirleyOverton-e9h]

My Soul says YEA bless u Queen ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@melaninenriched7844]

Can I be honest. I don't like nor trust Clive Davis.

[@achosenvessel6563]

Welcome to the club. He's a snake and a bottom feeding parasite. Your feelings about him are justified.

[@staxoffunk1863]

@508 was that Suzanne DePasse

[@mcmac9565]

ridiculous..too much to take in..the piano, the vocals, the soul...ughh

[@aaronrowles6596]

Miming?

[@geromebrown7582]

I see where TWINKIE CLARK GET HER LICKS FROM ON THE ORGAN AND PIANO 🎹 LOVE ME SUM AUNTIE ARETHA AND TWINKIE CLARK DETROIT LEGENDS ALL DAY QUEENS 👸🏽 👸🏽 🙌🏽

[@patriciadowns621]

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