Aretha Franklin and Condoleezza Rice make music at Philly concert

Aretha and Rice make music at Philly conert

PHILADELPHIA — The Queen of Soul and a former U.S. secretary of state have teamed up in a rare joint concert in Philadelphia to raise money for inner-city youth.

The Aretha Franklin-Condoleezza Rice extravaganza Tuesday night featured Rice on the piano accompanying Franklin’s “I Say A Little Prayer” and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” Rice, who is trained as a classical pianist, also performed Mozart’s piano concerto in D Minor with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Franklin also included songs from her new album “A Woman Falling Out of Love,” to be released later this year.

Their aim was to raise money for children from Detroit and Philadelphia, as well as awareness for music and the arts.