The Queen of Soul ARETHA FRANKLIN: Photography by Lisa Pacino
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942): Her intimate invite only private Birthday Bash at the Ritz Carlton, New York was held three days before her actual birthday on March 22, 2014.— This is one out of three VIP Birthday Parties Photographed by Celebrity Press Photographer Lisa Pacino, ©. Among Ms. Franklin's guests were music mogul Clive Davis, Franklin's sons, and family members. The Queen Of Soul even dazzled her guests with a few impromptu songs and piano playing. Ms. Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 years old leaving behind four sons: Clarence Franklin, Edward Jordan, Ted White Jr., and Kecalf Franklin Cunningham.
Celebrity Press Photographer Lisa Pacino also photographed Ms. Franklin's two subsequent birthday bashes held at the Ritz Carlton, New York in 2015 and 2016: Photographs have not been uploaded on our site but are available upon request. We have thousands of photos from all three years. Among Ms. Franklin's birthday guests for the years combined were Academy and Tony Award winner Denzel Washington; Grammy Award winning legend Valerie Simpson; Grammy Award winning legend Tony Bennett; Icon Berry Gordy, Jr.; Academy Award winner Lee Daniels; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Sarah Dash of LaBelle; Nona Hendryx of LaBelle; music mogul Clive Davis; R&B singer Freddie Jackson; Tony Award winner George Faison; comedian and actor Mario Cantone; actor Clifton Davis; singer Avery Sunshine; musician T.S. Monk (son of Thelonious Monk); US Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Dr. Sharon Malone (the sister of the late Vivian Malone one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963, and in 1965 became the university's first black graduate. She was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace attempted to block her and James Hood from enrolling at the all-white university); Regina Womack (widow of Bobby Womack); News Anchors Tamron Hall, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Don Lemon; radio talk-show host Joe Madison; Rev. Al Sharpton; Congressman Charles Rangel and his wife Alma Rangel; Congreswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; journalist Roland Martin; Judge Mathis; Omarosa Manigault; Willie Wilkerson; Ms. Franklin's sons; family members; and more.
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the Birthday Bashes our other photographs of Ms. Aretha Franklin include her Brooklyn, New York Concert on August 4, 2011; The New York Film Premiere of SELMA at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 14, 2014; and Exclusive Backstage Broadway photography for acclaimed and Tony Award winning productions from 2012 to 2016. ORIGINALS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Read MoreCelebrity Press Photographer Lisa Pacino also photographed Ms. Franklin's two subsequent birthday bashes held at the Ritz Carlton, New York in 2015 and 2016: Photographs have not been uploaded on our site but are available upon request. We have thousands of photos from all three years. Among Ms. Franklin's birthday guests for the years combined were Academy and Tony Award winner Denzel Washington; Grammy Award winning legend Valerie Simpson; Grammy Award winning legend Tony Bennett; Icon Berry Gordy, Jr.; Academy Award winner Lee Daniels; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Sarah Dash of LaBelle; Nona Hendryx of LaBelle; music mogul Clive Davis; R&B singer Freddie Jackson; Tony Award winner George Faison; comedian and actor Mario Cantone; actor Clifton Davis; singer Avery Sunshine; musician T.S. Monk (son of Thelonious Monk); US Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Dr. Sharon Malone (the sister of the late Vivian Malone one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963, and in 1965 became the university's first black graduate. She was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace attempted to block her and James Hood from enrolling at the all-white university); Regina Womack (widow of Bobby Womack); News Anchors Tamron Hall, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Don Lemon; radio talk-show host Joe Madison; Rev. Al Sharpton; Congressman Charles Rangel and his wife Alma Rangel; Congreswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; journalist Roland Martin; Judge Mathis; Omarosa Manigault; Willie Wilkerson; Ms. Franklin's sons; family members; and more.
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the Birthday Bashes our other photographs of Ms. Aretha Franklin include her Brooklyn, New York Concert on August 4, 2011; The New York Film Premiere of SELMA at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 14, 2014; and Exclusive Backstage Broadway photography for acclaimed and Tony Award winning productions from 2012 to 2016. ORIGINALS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
