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TIL Aretha Franklin required that she be paid in cash before any performance. The cash went into her handbag and the handbag either stayed with her security team or would rest on the piano during her onstage performance.
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Here's why Aretha Franklin always carried her purse on stage

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away at 76 this week and had a policy of being paid in cash before her performances. Franklin was never far from her handbag, which often joined her on stage for her performances.

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