In 1967 at the Regal Theater in Chicago, WVON radio’s Pervis Spann presided over a coronation of sorts. A crown was placed on the head of a gifted, 25-year-old singer dubbed “the Queen of Soul” in the most literal fashion. The singer was…
In 1967 at the Regal Theater in Chicago, WVON radio’s Pervis Spann presided over a coronation of sorts. A crown was placed on the head of a gifted, 25-year-old singer dubbed “the Queen of Soul” in the most literal fashion. The singer was…
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