Aretha Franklin Delivers Roof-Raising 'Natural Woman,' Part of Kennedy Center Honors Tribute to Carole King (Video)

News Aretha Franklin Delivers Roof-Raising "Natural Woman," Part of Kennedy Center Honors Tribute to Carole King (Video)

By Andrew Gans

Dec 30, 2015

Aretha Franklin brought the crowd to its feet during her rendition of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," part of the tribute to Kennedy Center Honoree Carole King, whose life and music is the basis for Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Watch the performance below:

"The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors," which was attended by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, saluted singer-songwriter King, actresses Cicely Tyson and Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas and conductor Seiji Ozawa. It was hosted by "The Late Show"'s Stephen Colbert.

Aretha Franklin Delivers Roof-Raising "Natural Woman," Part of Kennedy Center Honors Tribute to Carole King (Video)

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