Aretha Franklin …. “💞🎼 Two Unforgettable Moments …. ‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’ at Obama’s Inauguration and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman at the Kennedy Center Honors 2015 🎼💞 …. “!!

~~August 17, 2018~~ 

TWO UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS

‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’

~(YOU MAKE ME FEEL) LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN~

I’m speechless again.

The honor of President Obama’s inauguration

Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement

Can you imagine being Carole King?

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Aretha Franklin sang “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” during a tribute to Carole King in 2015

“Carole was losing her mind, Obama was losing his mind,” said the Broadway actress Chilina Kennedy.

In her final decade, Aretha Franklin’s two best-loved performances both took place in Washington.

In 2009, she graced Barack Obama’s inauguration with a gorgeous “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” while wearing a hat so remarkable it ended up on display in the Smithsonian. And on Dec. 6, 2015, she sang an unforgettable rendition of her own anthem of rebirth, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” in tribute to the song’s co-writer, Carole King, who was receiving the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement alongside Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and other luminaries.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/aretha-franklin-natural-woman-kennedy-center-honors.html

~Aretha Franklin Sings ‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’ at Obama’s Inauguration~

~~Published on Aug 16, 2018~~

In memory of Aretha Franklin’s passing, here’s a look back at the “Queen of Soul” performing at President Barack Obama’s first inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. She sang “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” in front of thousands at the National Mall in Washington D.C.

~~Aretha Franklin Signs (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman~~

Kennedy Center Honors 2015

~~Published on Dec 30, 2015~~

Full segment of Aretha Franklin (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Kennedy Center Honors 2015.

Chilina Kennedy, plays Carole King in Beautiful, the musical, introduces Aretha.

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To start the day …. “EDGAR FAMILY BAND…. in America’s Got Talent …. “!!

~~August 25, 2016~~ 

EDGAR FAMILY BAND

“America’s Got Talent” Edgar Family Band

Let’s start the day with something nice, sweet, positive and up-lifting.

I saw this band perform in America’s Got Talent.

Their story is inspiring.

Take a look.

Take a deep breath and enjoy!

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~Facts You May Like to Know~

This week we saw some of the best contestants on America’s Got Talent, as they performed during the quarter-finals. Out of all these contestants, one will be the winner of this season’s AGT. Although the contestants are all amazing, there is one family in particular that has won over America’s heart.

We are talking about the Edgar Family Band.

During the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent last night, the Edgar Family enthralled everybody by singing Carole King’s, “You’ve Got A Friend.” The performance by the band was so touching and moving that all the judges gave them a standing ovation!

Heidi Klum said,

“A family that sings together, wins together.”

Nikki was born on August 20, 1981 in California, United States. Her father Greg Leonti was a pastor at the Calvary Southern Baptist church. She started singing at the age of seven as a choir colonist in Calvary Southern Baptist church located in California. The choir also included her three other siblings. Since a very young age, she was into singing. She even recorded her first song on a small scale label.

After her 18th birthday, Nikki got pregnant out of wedlock and was shunned by the Contemporary Christian Music scene.

If you are wondering about the Edgar Family Band ages, then you should know that Jaslyn is 15-years-old, Nikki is 35-years-old and Ryan is 36-years-old.

Nikki is highly talented and her hard work and determination is one of the reasons why her family is standing on the stage today. Of course, you cannot miss out on Ryan Edgar and her daughter’s talent, too.

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~~GALLERY~~ 

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~~You’ve Got A Friend~~

 America’s Got Talent 

~~Published on Aug 23, 2016~~

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Quartefinals Week 3 – Episode 16 – Season 11 – August 23, 2016

We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. What is a friend?

~~June 11, 2014~~

Physiological or biological stress is an organism’s response to a stressor such as an environmental condition or a stimulus. Stress is a body’s method of reacting to a challenge.

According to the stressful event, the body’s way to respond to stress is by sympathetic nervous system activation which results in the fight-or-flight response. In humans, stress typically describes a negative condition or a positive condition that can have an impact on a person’s mental and physical well-being.

Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people.

Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier.

Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of friendship. Such characteristics include affection, sympathy, empathy, honesty, altruism, mutual understanding and compassion, enjoyment of each other’s company, trust, and the ability to be oneself, express one’s feelings, and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend.

While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship, friends tend to share common backgrounds, occupations, or interests, and have similar demographics.

True friends build you up, don’t destroy you. True friends are real, not fake. True friends have your best interests at heart, not theirs. True friends give rather than take from you. True friends have your back through thick and thin.

True friends share the spotlight, not hog it. True friends are truthful, not liers. True friends diffuse difficulties, not create or aggravate them. True friends are there for you when you need them, with their hearts in their hands and the ears ready to listen. True friends cry with you, they don’t make you cry. True friends laugh with you, they don’t laugh at you. True friends care about you, not about themselves. 

“True friends are gardeners who make our souls blossom”.

~Marcel Proust~

When you find a real friend, value and treasure her. 

♫ You’ve Got A Friend ♫

 [Lyrics] 

~~Uploaded on Sep 16, 2009~~

Carole King, Celine dion, Shanaia Twain and Gloria Estefan

We ALL are ONE!!