The Impersonator

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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 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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Criminal

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.

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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,
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