she signed to atlantique records in 1966. by at 1a. she signed to atlantique records in 1966.e she really had three children and had been performing and recording for a decade. barack obama said nobody embodies more fully the connection between music and hardship and sorrow, transforming it into beauty, vitality, and hope. —— atlantic records. earlier i spoke to regina carter, a jazz violinist, who played with aretha. i asked her how that came about. yes, i was hired to play with a string section with a big band. a lot of the cats who were jazz musicians were also motown musicians that you hear on those records. we were hired to play a party at her house. i remember she had a chef there cooking but she was also doing some cooking downstairs herself. it was a very relaxed vibe. it was really like... aretha franklin's home, you think of this icon, this star, but she was so completely down—to—earth. regina, you're a very experienced jazz violinist, when the queen of soul opens her mouth to sing, it must be quite easy to forget to play? yes! i have to really pay attention to what

we picked up and atlantique airflow that delivered some cooler and fresher conditions across the board we start today on a cloudy note in places, particularly in the south—east. that should clear away with sunny spells developing widely. showers elsewhere could be heavy, had thundery. a breezy day as well with temperatures reaching 17, 20 breezy day as well with temperatures reaching17, 20 4— breezy day as well with temperatures reaching 17, 20 4— 25. a lot cooler than what we saw on monday and tuesday. on thursday another dry day with sunny spells and we could see head the thunder dairy rain to the south—east. —— heavy thundery rain. showers across the south—western temperatures where they should be that this time of year in the high teens. on friday again another day of sunshine. last three showers, the wind coming in from the west. some showers could be heavy across the north and the west but the best of the dry weather across the south—eastern areas. then we look to the weekend and something significant coming in off the atlantic. and vigorous area of low pressure that these models