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ARETHA  FRANKLIN'S  1st  PLATINUM AWARD Who's Zoomin' Who ?   1985 Recorded in Detroit over a six month period,  it was highlighted by Executive Producer Clive Davis's creativity and the recording of one of the three top 10 hits with the Eurythmics,  co-producer,  Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox. Aretha won a Grammy in 1985 as  "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for  Freeway of Love. In August,  1985 the album was certified GOLD by RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to go along with Aretha's growing mountain of other GOLD records,  but finally,  in December of that same year,  she got her first certified PLATINUM album,  followed by the coveted Grammy for her performance of Freeway of Love.
ARETHA FRANKLIN  was the undisputed  QUEEN OF SOUL.    From "RESPECT"  TO "You Better Think" to more than 100 hits,  and a multi-PLATINUM gospel album  "Amazing Grace,"  she graced stage after stage,  probably capping her career with a stunning and standing ovation performance at the Kennedy Center honoring Carole King when she brought down the house with "Natural Woman"  and brought tears to the eyes of actors,  politicians,  comedians and the president of the United States.  Dying of advanced pancreatic cancer,  she left a vacancy in the world of music and she took with her an American treasure,  but a treasure that will be remembered forever where music is heard,  studied or loved.
R.I.P.  Aretha Franklin.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THESE PHOTOS OF THE AWARD AND MEMORIAL PICTURE ARE LADEN WITH REFLECTIONS AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THEM.   THIS 1985 AWARD WAS CREATED AND DESIGNED BY MY FATHER,  KEN KITTINGER OF KITTINGER INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN NASHVILLE,  THE PREMIER AWARDS MAKER FOR 50 YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 2016.  HIS ESTATE CONTAINED HUNDREDS OF EXTRA PRODUCED AWARDS ORDERED BY THE RECORD LABELS IN THE EVENT THEY MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTION TO VIPS,  RADIO STATIONS OR BY THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES.