Dick Clark ProductionsThe late Aretha Franklin will be honored with a gospel tribute tonight on the American Music Awards, and the executive producer predicts it will be a very emotional performance inspiring “a lot of tears” and “lots of joy.”
Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and CeCe Winans will be featured as they honor The Queen of Soul.
“Aretha had a long, long history with this show, and with Dick Clark,” AMA executive producer Marc Bracco tells ABC Radio.
“Her first ever appearance on TV was on American Bandstand decades ago, and she hosted the American Music Awards twice,” he explains. “We brought Ricky Minor on board, the famed musical director, and he is
