Bring your queen to see the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin at the Chicago Theatre December 17, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!
Aretha Louise Franklin had acquired a recording contract by the age of 18. Raised on her father’s church music, Franklin wasn’t an early success. Then came “Respect,” “You Make Me Feel,” and “Think,” and she has never looked back. She went on to have 112 recorded singles, 77 Hot 100 hits, and 100 R & B hits. Then she appeared in the film “Blues Brothers,” with Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi, and her fame spread around the world.
Aretha Franklin has won 18 Grammy Awards, and sold over 81 million albums worldwide. She was inducted into the rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Rolling Stone Magazine named her one of the Top 100 music artists of all time. She has won a Kennedy Center honor, and a Presidential Medal of Honor, awarded by President Obama. There is a star in her honor in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Chicago Theatre is located at 175 North State Street in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. For tickets, go online to http://www.thechicagotheatre.com/events/2016/november/aretha-franklin-at-the-chicago-theatre.htmll and follow the prompts.
Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside, just minutes away from the Aretha Franklin concert at the Chicago Theatre, offers free shuttle service to and from O’Hare Airport in Chicago. The hotel offers affordable, comfortable rooms, a breakfast bar and restaurant and much more. The hotel is pet friendly and offers AAA rates.