Aretha Franklin
Feb 6 2009, AP

Jennifer Hudson and Faith Hill performed to recorded tracks at the Super Bowl. Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman did it at the inauguration. Aretha Franklin sang live _ but she’s releasing a do-over.

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