“Aretha stands at the pulpit, her eyes closed, her chin raised. She hums her way into and around the first note. Then breathes deeply, exhales the music. She sings the first word's first syllable once on its own, turns a simple "Ah" into a ladder: "Ahhhh-ahh-ahhhh." She repeats, joins it to the next syllable, holds […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM on February 5, 2019