Aretha Franklin: Baring Her Soul From: The Washington Post | Date: December 4, 1994| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright 1994 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Aretha Franklin once described soul as "being able to bring to the surface that which is happening inside ... to make people feel what you're feeling."

It's a gift Franklin first discovered in gospel music as a teen prodigy in the '50s, one she brought with her when she spectacularly crossed over to the secular side of music in the '60s, and one that continues to shape her best performances in the '90s.

Franklin is deservedly known as Lady Soul, though the true dimensions ...

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