Remembering Aretha Franklin With Evrod Cassimy, Marsha Music, Dan Austin & Detroiters
The Queen of Soul dies, and a city mourns
Jer Staes
Detroit, MI
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On a very special Daily Detroit podcast, we remember Aretha Franklin through stories.
Guests include:
Evrod Cassimy, a friend of Franklin and journalist at WDIV Local 4 TV.
Marsha Battle Philpot, a.k.a. Marsha Music. Her father recorded the first record with Aretha.
Dan Austin, Detroit’s unofficial historian and a founder of the Motor City Soul Club.
Some of the people who loved her at the New Bethel Baptist Church at Linwood in Detroit.
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Co-Host - Former Oakland Press, AP and MLive reporter who also worked in corporate communications. Before that, he poured drinks. Listens to podcasts mostly when he runs.
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