Condoleezza Rice & Aretha Franklin Perform Together For Inner-City Music Education (VIDEO)

Motown met D.C. on Tuesday night as Aretha Franklin and Condoleezza Rice played a concert together in Philadelphia to raise money for inner-city music education. Aretha supplied the vocals, while Condi hammered it out on the piano. Both ladies later sat down with "Good Morning America" to talk about their political views and the importance of music. The event raised a total of $582,000.

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[bn]

04:26 PM on 07/30/2010

I clicked on this article to watch an Aretha performance - not to sit through a commercial only to have newscasters talking over it. Very poorly done!

[lillibelle]

07:05 PM on 07/30/2010

Exactly.

[wackette]

01:04 PM on 07/30/2010

"Birds of a feather, flock together".

[Retrofuturistic]

01:11 AM on 07/30/2010

One little song with Aretha Franklin is not going to erase the fact that Condoleeza Rice collaborated with Bush and Cheney to commit war crimes. She can hire a public relations person to put her on a stage and she can play the piano all she wants; it's not going to help.

[Steel Curtain]

03:35 PM on 07/29/2010

THe Queen of Soul can rock a house! Rock on Ree Ree!

[LatteLiberals]

05:03 AM on 07/29/2010

The Queen of Soul performs with the Queen of the Damned. At least it was for a worthy cause.

Don't make this a habit Mrs. Franklin. Ms. Rice will use your good reputation to rehabilitate her own. But there is simply no going back from supporting illegal wars and torture.

[Jennifer J]

04:01 AM on 07/29/2010

Long live The Queen of Soul!
Good for both of these talented woman! I may not like or agree with Condi on anything political but she is a very talented pianist.

[Betty Brown]

12:17 AM on 07/29/2010

kudos to both women for a wonderful cause. Aretha may not be able to control her weight, and its ok if thats the case, but at least she can and SHOULD buy a good bra

[Newthron]

10:01 PM on 07/28/2010

What ever. I'm hungry after the eight years of bush and Co. I'm going for a bowl of....

[sulalives]

08:36 PM on 07/28/2010

I am just surprise Conde has someone in her life that is black

[Newthron]

10:02 PM on 07/28/2010

Even cold eviI has a mom.

[WiltonDiary]

04:42 AM on 07/29/2010

Condasleeza has a mother?

[FdeBear]

08:32 PM on 07/28/2010

Here's Aretha substituting for Pavarotti. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DwZ-GMHyho&feature=related

[tubette]

07:22 PM on 07/28/2010

Good for them !!

[dct1999]

07:18 PM on 07/28/2010

That's a great cause. Kudos to both women.

[TYRANNASAURUS]

07:12 PM on 07/28/2010

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED ARETHA BUT ITS NOT HEALTHY TO BE THAT FAT...PEOPLE SHOULD START NAGGING HER ABOUT LOSING 200LBS.....THAT DRESS WAS STRETCHED BEYOND THE LIMIT.

[TYRANNASAURUS]

07:24 PM on 07/28/2010

P.S......SKINTIGHT MIGHT HAVE LOOKED GREAT ON MARLYN MONROE....BUT IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ARETHA.

[GeneQueen]

07:25 PM on 07/28/2010

All of her clothes are stretched beyond the limit. It's her "signature." Boggles the mind.

[f6e5r1o1]

06:23 PM on 07/28/2010

Politics aside, I'm glad to see they collaborated for a good cause.

[Cory111]

06:12 PM on 07/28/2010

This is for Monk2001:
Your comment: “UNLESS the person you’re judging is a black man and is president... then judge away.”
You are a bigot, a racist and an embarrassment to our country. It’s people like you that set a bad example for our youth.
Your problem isn’t with his politics; it’s his color and that makes you a very sick person.
I hope you don’t have children because your illness will set them on a very sad path.

[goodmarina]

06:28 PM on 07/28/2010

I agree with you ...

Where was all this rhetoric (@Monk2001) when Bill Clinton was in office (if their concern is Repub vs. Dem)

Pres. Obama is far more to the center than Pres. Clinton.