Aretha Franklin To Give Free NYC Concert

First Published: August 4, 2011 9:10 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Aretha Franklin performs at the Candie’s Foundation 2011 event to prevent benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on May 3, 2011 Caption Aretha Franklin performs at the Candie’s Foundation 2011 event to prevent benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on May 3, 2011 Aretha Franklin will perform at a free concert in New York City’s Coney Island.

The Daily News reports that the Queen of Soul will appear at the Brooklyn seaside venue Thursday night. She’ll belt out some of her greatest hits like “Freeway of Love” and songs from her latest album “A Woman Falling Out of Love.”

She told the News: “They will get to hear everything that they came to hear — all of the hits.”

Franklin canceled two appearances in Brooklyn last year due to a variety of physical ailments.

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