Aretha's Favorite Artist
Thursday, February 19 2009
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
In 1967, singer Linda Jones was making a name for herself with a soulful tune called "Hypnotized." She died just five years later at the age of 27, but not before she made great impressions on other female singers of the day, including Aretha Franklin. Inspired by her story, Mark Anthony Neal, a Duke professor of African-American studies, wrote an essay on Linda Jones called "Bodies In Pain." He joins Frank Stasio in the studio to talk about the greatest singer you've never heard of.
