The Latest: Clive Davis recalls Franklin's perfectionism
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local):
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Record giant Clive Davis remembered Aretha Franklin as a woman with a thirst for knowledge, as a "true Renaissance woman" — and one with a streak of perfectionism.
Davis, who produced Franklin's music for decades, including such later hits as "Who's Zoomin' Who?" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)," said once Franklin committed to a project, she'd go into "Aretha mode," privately rehearsing and preparing so intensely that it was rare for her to need more than a few takes in the studio.
Said Davis: "Aretha's voice will be influencing others, literally, for centuries to come.