Natalie Cole, a nine-time Grammy award winner, passed away on New Year’s eve at the age of 65. On New Year’s day, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin paid tribute to Cole by singing and playing “Inseparable,” one of the late singer’s hits from the 1970s.
Franklin appeared in front of a sold out crowd of 7,000 at Mohegan Sun’s Arena, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Three hundred seats had to be added to accommodate the audience.
Aretha is well-known for many hits, including “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” and audiences love to hear her belt out those tunes. Since she appeared at the Kennedy Center singing songwriter Carole King’s “Natural Woman,” the classic song has experienced a revival, although it is now over 50 years old.
Many know Aretha as a singer, but she is also a songwriter and a versatile pianist. She does not always play the piano when she sings, but she did in the tribute to Natalie Cole per Showbiz 411. She asked the audience for a moment of silence before relaying that Cole had passed away.
And I, God knows, I hate to be the bearer of this news, but to those of you who don’t know, Ms. Natalie Cole passed yesterday. And we will always remember this very classy and sophisticated lady. I just wanted to play a few bars of one of her million-selling records, and let us have a moment in silence in remembrance for the very lovely and gifted, Ms. Natalie Cole.
The term “Sophisticated Lady” was a reference to Cole’s 1977 Grammy award winning hit. Other adjectives used to describe Natalie Cole are sweet and classy.
from : www.inquisitr.com
