It has been a minute since we've heard from Ruben Studdard and while the velvet teddy bear as he was known on American Idol is potentially working on a followup to 2012's Letters from Birmingham, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit his sublime cover of Aretha Franklin's classic hit "Angel." Why Ruben hasn't recorded a cover version of this yet is unbeknownst to me, but in my book he definitely should. With that said, Ruben's heartfelt and emotional cover of Aretha's "Angel"is in my opinion one of, if not his best live vocal performance to date. Written by Franklin's sister Carolyn, this tender ballad has a soft spot in the Queen's heart and the way Ruben sang it really touched her that night as you can tell from the clip. Even though he was sick, Ruben brought the soulful depths that few can these days and you can watch it all go down below!
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