Rev. Charles Nicks, Jr. & the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin

[@swifturtle1221]

That choir is the BOMB, too! Incredible performance, and cathartic gospel church piece.

[@brigittijones4870]

I thank God for yester year I have so much to be thankful for this is soul singing that never gets old I thank my God for his Son JESUS.

[@DAMIAN512]

Go ‘head sista Erma - reminds me so much of Jamaica & the church I grew up in. Love Queen.

[@9ether-]

Aretha Franklin had such a Sweet Soft Speaking Voice.❤

[@maryreid5646]

That is how a Choir sangs! Wow! Praise Him!

[@leeevans1000]

Love Aretha and the Franklin Family, CL, Erma, Carolyn, God Bless their Souls and Thank God For Loaning Them To Us, Gone But Never Forgotten !!!!!

[@lynnelaine594]

OMG what a blessing to stumble across this clip, I am a diehard Aretha fan and I have always thirsted to see her sing some gospel song. I mean i have them but to see it, awesome! Thank you soo much.

[@danielrobinson9270]

Real down home church gospel. I love it!!! R.I.P. Ms. Franklin. She will be greatly missed.

[@dorothymays-pitts3834]

Aretha could tear any.venue and place she gathered down the woman was a all around genius whom even thru her trials and tribulations she was underlined filled with the holly ghost. May she Rest in eternal peace. DPitts👆🏽❤️🙏🏿✋😀

[@shirleysingleton2169]

AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏

[@shanec9840]

Lawd God know He gave Aretha a double portion of blessings when she stood in the talent line in heaven.

[@4tressfortified]

She was created to worship!!!!

[@shirleysingleton2169]

TO GOD BE THE GLORY 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏

[@tfuller87]

i love her voice during this era

[@4822jojo]

this is what I'm talking bout that good gospel where you felt something I wouldn't have a religion I couldn't feel sometimes

[@catriniasmith8009]

I remember when this was aired on Showtime back in the early 80s. I loved it so very much!🌷🌷what a great show she did!

[@christhomas5761]

I believe this was mid 80`s like 1986 or so.

[@kayepalmer-dilworth668]

Oh my GOD, I can watch this all day everyday. Now this is how you praise the Lord ! ! !

[@dorothymays-pitts3834]

Re Re was stirring things up in the Church for a long time. Good God just think for memories that’s all we have left They got it in Good God. DPitts 🙏🏿🙏🏿✋💕😃😃🤙🏾Gone but never to be forgotten Aretha Franklin we lov u. DPIT

[@tonyholcombe8193]

I Love this Choir and Pastor!

[@roseros3195]

Wow….rare footage. That's the "Spirit" indeed.

[@aimanahmad7246]

I wish I live in that era 🥲

[@4tressfortified]

Back to the old!!!

[@timdufelmeier1350]

Love Re covering that TATA VEGA song!!!!

[@marionturner7573]

I love this song

[@peggychandler-nt2mr]

She praised GOD

[@lynnelaine594]

OMG thanks soo much for posting this, I thought I had seen all her videos, I have many many of her pop songs BUT the woman can sang some gospel.

[@Timmyjl25]

You should listen to her blues album

[@livethewordcathedralpastor7249]

She is sweeping with the glorious angels

[@OCRATHLETE]

Oh It Is Jesus! The true testimony and song of the Church. Let us all go back to the old landmark

[@mrtheoneandonly83]

All the best are up there. Rev Nicks, St James choir, Rev Franklin Erma, musicians. I just wish the audience would clap on 2/4 instead of 1/3 lol

[@livethewordcathedralpastor7249]

PRAYING FOR U SWEET LADY...😢😢😢😭😭😦😦😦😦😟😟😞😖😖

[@BrothaRollins]

The Best Organist of All Time

[@cwhit8481]

I think that was her sister Erma singing also.

[@orettasmith155]

she is

[@lynnelaine594]

I think it was too.

[@bjunior1988]

Did u hear her say "Come on Erma" before she came up on the stage?

[@jholyghosthead]

that was awesome, i had never seen this before!

[@beacerveira]

Perfeito 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@victorwright8271]

I had no clue that Irma could sing and hit notes just as high as Aretha

[@christhomas5761]

Victor Wright, Erma could certainly hit some impressive high notes but I don`t think she could reach Aretha`s highest notes. Well I`ll say I`ve never heard her .

[@merkjanoosterhoff1590]

Erma was a very good singer, a more grittier voice than Aretha.. She should have had better rec.contracts and promotion. Check her out, big boss man, piece of my heart etcetera. Soul gems!

[@peggychandler-nt2mr]

AMEN AMEN AMEN

[@Sttephy30]

Sang Grandma-Retha!

[@eyesawit2]

That was HOOOOTTT!!! The Rev. Directed is behind off!!!!

[@San47di]

Yes, Aretha gave a FREE Concert at, of all places, The Kennedy Center-where she had received Honor years prior. This was the evening before the Inauguration. The lines outside the Center to get tickets, I'm told, were SEA deep!! Since you were talking about apparrel, I'm reminded of the yellow gown Aretha wore when she sang at Clinton's evening Gala. Ya know how Aretha likes to show cleavage. However, she looked absolutely STUNNING in that gorgeous gown!! It's the Best I've seen her wear.

[@PASTORWANDAGPGAME]

GLORY!!!!!!!

[@OCRATHLETE]

Aretha, bringing the Gospel to the auditorium. When you were not afraid to praise the Lord in any venue. Yes Lord

[@britishlad5648]

...{brother}Rev. Cecil Franklin, and {sister}Erma Franklin!!!

[@tamiobannon]

I thought that was Erma! Thanks. Wow, that's good stuff!

[@tamiobannon]

I heard her say, "Come on, Erma."

[@dianapatterson283]

Sing ReRe Sing Lady Sing .

[@piustwelfth]

I believe this video clip is from Aretha's Showtime special in the early ''80s. The woman who gets up on stage with Aretha is her sister Carolyn.

[@jambrown2204]

That`s her sister Erma, not Carolyn...

[@AntonioJLee]

That’s Erma

[@anthonyhoward5345]

This was the mid to late 80's.

[@RaCash]

dropping the mic 🎤

[@brendonwashington474]

The queen could always cut her step

[@Marcell77]

that's the late Nick Johnson on piano.

[@jimmyterry2842]

Yes indeed 2024

[@bepone8]

The Real and only american soul 👏

[@Marcell77]

his name is Nick Johnsn

[@billinindiana1]

What is the first song she sings here?

[@5rodan5]

Oh, It Is Jesus

[@mrtheoneandonly83]

Is that bishop Woods on the organ?

[@jbgaming2970]

Yeah he was St James organist at the time

[@peggychandler8514]

who's on the piano

[@faznout]

Aretha seemed to be very tired at the end of this show. She did sing a lot of other songs that night as well.

[@tikkunsoulam]

She must have been having vocal problems in the upper register because she didnt hit one high note in this performance. She let Irma do it.

[@swifturtle1221]

I think she was including Irma and let her have the big note. Gracious lady, always.

[@San47di]

Wasn't this concert at the Masonic Temple? Or was it The Music Hall? I forget. :-)

[@WestJason9]

The Music Hall

[@darkfeather6857]

What was wrong with her sister's voice? Most of what she sang was so slurry it was unintelligible.

[@cleopatrajones2024]

The CHOIR was good and the energy was there but she didnt do much.

[@orawhorton8778]

You are always complaining about Aretha,but old hag you need to stay in your lane and keep your old ugly mouth shut

[@cortney4soul]

She took yo man or something!?? Lol

[@orawhorton8778]

@@cortney4soul this old lady Cleopatra always got something negative to say about Aretha,she claims she is a voice coach and a register nurse,if she is a voice coach I say she needs to get a recording contract and try to do what Aretha did,I bet she wouldn’t sell but two records period

[@cleopatrajones2024]

@@cortney4soul lol