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The Queen of Soul Halts Release of “Amazing Grace” Documentary

• September 1, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Spirituality, Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", Academy Award, African Americans, Alan Reed, Aretha Franklin, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, California, Common Sense, Compact Disc, Documentary, Dusty Springfield, DVD, Film, Film Documentary, Film Release, Halle Berry, Jeremiah Johnson, Jesus, Legal Maneuver, Movies, Nikki Finke, Oscar Consideration, Roberta Flack, Sydney Pollack, The Oscars, The Seventies, Too Much Diva, Wrong!

Aretha’s “Amazing Grace” Gospel Documentary From 1972 May Finally See General Release

• March 7, 2010 • 2 Comments

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Tags: "Amazing Grace", Academy Award, African Americans, Alan Elliott, Albertina Walker, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, BBC, Blacks, Carolyn Franklin, Church, Clara Ward, Columbia Records, Direct-to-DVD, Erma Franklin, Genius, Gospel, Los Angeles California, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, Muscle Shoals, New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, One Lord One Faith One Baptism, PBS, Queen of Soul, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Soul Sister No. 1, Sydney Pollack, The Seventies, Theatrical Release, Warner Bros., Young Gifted and Black

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