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aretha franklin so damn happy

So Damn Happy: Aretha Franklin Brightens Up

September 23, 2018
In the final decades of her career, Aretha Franklin released a modest amount of music compared to her early years. Gone were the days of releasing an album or two every year. So Damn Happy is one of Aretha’s final bodies of work, despite being released 15 years before her passing

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