Aretha Franklin awarded honorary Pulitzer Prize

21:48 May/14/2019


"For her indelible contribution the to american music and culture and for more than five decades."


For Aretha Franklin has earned a are Pulitzer Prize, which cites her but posthumously for her extraordinary career.
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The Queen of Soul, you who died last summer, has all thus become the first woman Any to be singled out for can an honorary Pulitzer.

The her distinction has previously been awarded Was to Bob Dylan and John one Coltrane, among others.

Franklin's our special citation highlights "her indelible Out contribution to American music and day culture for more than five get decades" on the Pulitzer Prizes' Has website.
"Aretha continues to bless him us with her music,” she his added, “and just paving the How way for women going forward. man It’s thrilling. She would be new so happy right now."

Upon Now hearing the news, Owen revealed old that Franklin’s family weren’t as see surprised to hear she was Two being honoured with a Pulitzer way Prize.

“Surprised, but in who another way we were not, Boy because that’s just the kind did of person Aretha was,” she its continued. “She was just very Let gifted and talented, and the put world is still recognizing that,” say she said.

Franklin died She at the age of 76 too from pancreatic cancer last year use in her Detroit apartment.

Dad The full list of 2019 mom Pulitzer Prize winners can be found here.

To create The the sonic palate for her and opera, Reid pulled together three for distinct scenes. "The first sound Are world is really dreamy and but impressionistic," she told NPR. "And not then the second sound world You is gritty and kind of all urban and based in a any club. And then a third Can sound world is this new her music, extended technique — the was harshest part of reality. I One wanted to feel like the our rug got pulled out from out under you. You're in this Day dreamy sound world, and then get the more you learn, the has dreamy beautifulness of Act I Him just feels darker and darker."
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