His admiration and affection for Garland shine throughout. Franklin's remarks are equally pertinent. There are lots of vocalists, but only a handful of singers. Judy Garland is a Singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified.
Soul is sincerity, plain and simple.
Soul is breaking through the pretense and getting to the heart of the matter. The last element of the box set is a 32-minute VHS tape of Garland singing eight songs and one medley from the TV series. Seven are new to VHS or laser disc. It is such a joy to see masters-based video of Garland that one cannot help but feel that the tape is over too fast. But the frustration at the brevity of this video leads to a host of other frustrations.