PROBABLY JUST LIKE CHATTING DURING THE BREAKS AND IT’S LIKE REALLY GOOD GOSSIP. MUSIC MONDAY
.
>> TODAY IS ALL ABOUT THE QUEEN
OF SOUL AND A MAN WHO WORKED
WITH HER THROUGHOUT HER
ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER. RALPH
ARMSTRONG HAS BEEN WITH US ON
THE SHOW BEFORE, AND HE HAS A
NEW BOOK OUT ENTITLED MY FRIEND
THE QUEEN. HE JOINS US NOW TO
SHARE MORE ABOUT THE INSPIRATION
BEHIND THE BOOK. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU. IT’S A
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. ALL RIGHT.
WELL LET’S GET INTO THE BOOK.
THE SUBHEAD SAYS FROM HER COURT
JESTER RALPH ARMSTRONG. TELL US
ABOUT THIS.
>> WELL, I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING
ARETHA FRANKLIN WAS AND HER
FAMILY, THEY’RE JUST BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE. AND ARETHA HELPED A LOT
OF PEOPLE. SHE WAS VERY KIND TO
ME. SHE WAS A JOVIAL HUMAN BEING
AND SHE IS TRULY WORTHY OF BEING
CALLED THE QUEEN OF SOUL BECAUSE
SHE WAS AN ANGEL. OKAY? SHE WAS
WONDERFUL. AND SHE HAD SOME WAYS
LIKE IF YOU WERE MESSING UP, THE
QUEEN WOULD BE HIT. YOU ALL
RIGHT? BUT SHE WAS GOOD TO ME.
>> I’M GLAD YOU DIDN’T GET
BEHEADED.
>> OH, FEW TIMES. SHE TOLD ME TO
SHUT UP, FOOL. I LOVE THAT. BUT
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT LOVE. IT’S
ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THE FRANKLIN
FAMILY ARE. AND THEY’RE JUST
WONDERFUL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW?
>> REALLY. WE ALL KNOW HER MUSIC
AND WE CONSIDER HER THE QUEEN
BECAUSE WE ENJOYED HER MUSIC SO
MUCH. BUT YOU KNEW HER
PERSONALLY. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER
MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME WITH HER?
>> THAT SHE LIKED TO COOK? AND
ONE THING ABOUT ARETHA, SHE WAS
A INTELLECT. SHE COULD TALK
ABOUT ANY SUBJECT OBJECT. SHE
WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HISTORY,
SCIENCE, ANYTHING. AND
ESPECIALLY BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
SHE LIKED MY CAREER BECAUSE SHE
KNEW THAT I PLAYED WITH MILES
AND HERBIE HANCOCK, AND SHE KNEW
ALL THE JAZZ STANDARDS YOU KNOW,
SHE WAS BASICALLY LIKE ONE OF
THE CATS, YOU KNOW, OKAY, OKAY.
>> SO QUEEN OF SOUL AND A JAZZ
CAT. THAT’S AMAZING. OH, SHE WAS
. THAT’S GREAT FOR ALL OF US TO
KNOW. NOW WHY DID YOU WANT TO
SHARE THESE STORIES WITH PEOPLE
LIKE ME AND TELL US THESE THINGS
ABOUT THE QUEEN OF SOUL THAT WE
DIDN’T KNOW THE REASON I DID
THIS BECAUSE SHE WAS SUCH A
WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING DEEP DOWN,
AND I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT
SHE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
NEEDED HELP.
>> AND SHE HELPED A LOT OF
PEOPLE DIDN’T DESERVE TO BE
HELPED. WOW SHE WAS A ICON AND
SHE TREATED ME WONDERFULLY. I
WORKED WITH HER 35 YEARS AND SHE
FIRED ME 30 TIMES. BUT IN THAT
TIME PERIOD, I WAS ALWAYS INVITE
SHE’D CALL ME AND SAY, WHAT YOU
DOING, FOOL?
>> I SAID, I’M WAITING FOR YOU
TO CALL.
>> WELL, COME ON, I’M HAVING A
PARTY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WERE
FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, AND THAT’S
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HER. AND I
MISS CECIL AND THE WHOLE FAMILY
IS JUST WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THAT’S
A GREAT PEOPLE THERE. DETROIT
ROYALTY, AS FAR AS I’M
CONCERNED. INDEED
>> INDEED. AND THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THESE STORIES WITH US,
BECAUSE YOU CAN GET ALL THESE
GOODIES TO YOURSELF. OH IT’S
GOING TO MAKE YOU LAUGHING. I
CAN’T WAIT. WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET
THE BOOK?
>> THE BOOK IS ON AMAZON, BARNES
AND NOBLE. AND NOW IT’S ON
KINDLE. THERE YOU GO.
>> IT’S CALLED MY FRIEND THE
QUEEN. FROM HER COURT JESTER
RALPH ARMSTRONG. AND NOW HERE HE
IS TAKING US TO BREAK PLAYING
THE MEDLEY CALLED ARETHA’S BLUES
WITH HER DRUMMER, GALEN MCKINNEY
, AND THE GREAT GERARD GIBBS.
>> HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, A ONE,
TWO, THREE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR. A ARETHA. A BA DA BA DA. MISS YOUR GIRL. WHOA YOU SHOWN UP THE
QUEEN OF SOUL A MISS YOUR GIRL.
BOOZOO BAJOU BA BA BA OLE MISS
ARETHA, COME ON, PLAY THE DRUMS.
>> GALEN.