18Feb1971 Aretha Franklin sings the Black Spiritual "Amen" for Reverend Leroy (The Flip Wilson Show)
Details
| Title | 18Feb1971 Aretha Franklin sings the Black Spiritual "Amen" for Reverend Leroy (The Flip Wilson Show) |
| Author | William Stevens |
| Duration | 9:37 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=b3tgJ_M4sOg |
Description
Viewers are treated to Aretha Franklin being Reverend Leroy's special guest at a service for The Church of What's Happening Now. After Reverend Leroy's sermon, he invites Aretha to sing the very popular Black Spiritual song "Amen," and is eventually joined by the whole congregation.
From The Flip Wilson Show broadcast of February 18, 1971 on NBC-TV.
An abbreviated 28-minute version of the broadcast (with guest stars David Frost, Aretha Franklin and Charlie Callas) is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFlSvYC935s
For those interested in watching more videos from the classic NBC-TV variety series, "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-1974), they are available here:
https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamStevens-s8l
This channel is also an archive of Jonathan Winters material, featuring over 70 videos of his television appearances.
