[Previous posts for March 25th may be found here: Béla Bartók (2019) and Anita Bryant; Elton John (2020).]
Aretha Franklin (25 March 1942 – 16 August 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Lèse-majesté
Had it always been her goal
To earn the title “Queen of Soul”?
Or did she find such thoughts beneath a
Force of Nature like Aretha?
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Arturo Toscanini (25 March 1867 – 16 January 1957) was an Italian conductor.
Acme
Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming a household name (especially in the United States) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire. -- Wikipedia
Conductors rarely have the sort of fame
That let’s them claim to be a household name,
But Toscanini reached this apogee
With help from RCA and NBC.
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