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Aretha and Mahalia: Tonya Boyd-Cannon pays tribute

October 24, 2018 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

“I call them Auntie Aretha and Auntie Mahalia because even though I never met them I feel they poured so much into me—I learned from their words, from their music,” Tonya Boyd-Cannon explains. “I’m related to them in music,” adds the vocalist, who will pay tribute to the two music legends, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson, on Saturday, November 10 at the Art Garage, 2231 St. Claude Avenue. The event benefits the highly regarded and vitally important Musicians’ Clinic and tickets inc...

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