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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kept a low profile since she abdicated and Hillary Clinton but changed last night, when she joined the legendary vocal stress Aretha Franklin and soulful jam session.

Condoleezza Rice Aretha Franklin Performance Video – An event held in Philadelphia’s Man Music Center Tuesday night was head of the linen queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.

Rice, a classically trained pianist, played Mozart selection and Franklin was with her in several arias and her Motown hits. The duo left their political differences – Rice served under George W. Bush and Franklin is a staunch Obama supporter behind the benefit, and even took time to joke about it. “We have some things in common, but I’m a Democrat always, let me be perfectly clear about it, okay?” Franklin said, according to USA Today. Rice replied, “We are all Americans, and President Obama is my president, too.”

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