Why Aretha Franklin still rules

If Aretha Franklin weren't so idiosyncratic - she doesn't like to leave her home in Detroit, she's scared of flying and can't perform with air-conditioning - she'd probably be a concert attraction on par with Tina Turner or Paul McCartney. Instead, the Queen of Soul does such memorable one-off performances as President Barack Obama's Inauguration in Washington, D.C., and a headlining show Saturday at the Capital One Bank Theatre in Westbury. For a recluse, though, s...

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