Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Was she as good as Aretha for a night?

On this date in 1969, hairdresser Vickie Jones was arrested for fraud in Flordia. It seems that one evening at a club in Fort Myers, Ms. Jones got on stage and for an entire concert made like she was Aretha Franklin! Can't find any information on this gig, but the great thing about it was that no one in the club asked for a refund. Now, the only thing I can figure out is that, a). She was so good that all the patrons were satisfied or b). they were so drunk/stoned/horny, there weren't paying enough attention to notice this wasn't the queen of soul. Either way, it makes for a great story......and since you came in to read this, we'll leave you with a bit of Aretha from 1969.


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