The Impersonator
Mary Jones could sing just like Aretha Franklin. One night, a James
Brown impersonator saw her perform at a Motown tribute show and got
an idea. “He thought he would take her on the road, and tell
everyone that she was the real Aretha.”
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Mary Jones could sing just like Aretha Franklin. One night, a James
Brown impersonator saw her perform at a Motown tribute show - and
thought he could take her on tour and trick audiences into
believing she was the real Queen of Soul. Jeff Maysh tells the
story. Learn more in Jeff Maysh’s piece for Smithsonian Magazine,
“The Counterfeit Queen of Soul.” Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice.
Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts:
iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get
behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of
all of our shows, and members-only merch. Learn more and sign up
here. Listen back through our archives at
youtube.com/criminalpodcast. We also make This is Love and Phoebe
Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our
online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn
more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Brown impersonator saw her perform at a Motown tribute show - and
thought he could take her on tour and trick audiences into
believing she was the real Queen of Soul. Jeff Maysh tells the
story. Learn more in Jeff Maysh’s piece for Smithsonian Magazine,
“The Counterfeit Queen of Soul.” Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice.
Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts:
iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get
behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of
all of our shows, and members-only merch. Learn more and sign up
here. Listen back through our archives at
youtube.com/criminalpodcast. We also make This is Love and Phoebe
Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our
online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn
more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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