There are 11 article(s) tagged Aretha Franklin:

• July 2024

  • What’s next for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace after it was sold on courthouse steps

    Local preservationist Anasa Troutman purchased the house in a foreclosure sale. 

    By King Jemison July 17, 2024

• October 2023

  • Poll results: If not Ja Morant, who is Memphis’ biggest star?

    The Daily Memphian polled readers on its site and on social media about who should be considered our biggest star. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 19, 2023

• January 2022

  • Herrington: The culture we love can bind us, carry us through and take us home

    Wanda Fern Herrington wrote gospel songs. Robert Curtis collected country and folk records. The music they loved was part of who they were, and helped carry them through to the end. 

    By Chris Herrington January 04, 2022

• November 2019

  • Aretha Franklin birthplace ‘very stable,’ receiver says

    South Memphis Renewal CDC executive director and court-appointed receiver of Aretha Franklin's birthplace said the property at 408 Lucy Ave. is “very stable now.”

    By Elle Perry November 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis has plenty of musical heroes

    Think of Aretha Franklin or Isaac Hayes in Soulsville, Willie Mitchell in Orange Mound and Dewey Phillips at the Hotel Chisca. A Rufus Thomas statue could go just about anywhere in town and Memphis Minnie and Furry Lewis sure would look good on Beale Street.

    By Mike McCarthy July 13, 2019

• March 2019

  • Beale Street Brass Note will honor Memphis-born Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Franklin's Beale Street Brass Note was unveiled Sunday, one day before what would have been her 77th birthday. Her legacy was celebrated with a processional and tribute from local musicians.

    By Abigail Warren March 24, 2019

• February 2019

  • Court grants another extension for plans to save Aretha Franklin birthplace

    Efforts to preserve the birthplace of soul legend Aretha Franklin got another court extension Tuesday, with Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge giving parties until April 23 to shore up plans.

    By Ron Maxey February 19, 2019

• December 2018

  • Aretha Franklin birthplace case continued in environmental court

    Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge heard a status update about Aretha Franklin’s birthplace on Dec. 12.

    By Elle Perry December 18, 2018

• October 2018

  • What could happen to Aretha Franklin’s birthplace based on Memphis precedents

    A small house with boarded-up windows and a metal fence around the yard sits on Lucy Avenue off of Wellington Street.

    By Elle Perry October 19, 2018

  • The Memphis 10: Crosstown crowned, Memphis in Chicago and (sort of) on the big screen, and more

    Two weeks ago in this space, I suggested The Memphis 10 would be taking a two-week hiatus, one for some fall break family travels and a second for an NBA/Grizzlies opening-week workload.

    By Chris Herrington October 18, 2018

• September 2018

  • The Memphis 10 (Summer Edition): Aretha’s house, the ACLU trial, Craig Brewer’s movie, and more

    Welcome to The Memphis 10, which, starting this Thursday, will be a (mostly) weekly collection of observations – commentary, criticism, news, links, songs, etc. – on the week in Memphis.

    By Chris Herrington September 16, 2018