Rev. JoAnn Watson, friend of Aretha Franklin, former Detroit city council member, associate pastor of West Side Unity Church. From The Reading List CNN: “The last time Detroit honored Aretha Franklin” ...

Gimme Your Love; Mercy; He's The Boy; It Wasn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be; Through The Storm; Think (1989); Come To Me; If Ever A Love There Was; ...

A variety of artists from different musical genres have been announced as performers for the late Aretha Franklin's funeral, with Faith Hill notably representing the country world. Hill, along with ...

Fri, 29 May 2015 13:09:26 GMT — Aretha Franklin is planning a memorial to her father and brother at a Detroit church that will include gospel music and a soul food buffet. The event called "Aretha ...

*Aretha Franklin is planning a memorial to her father and brother at a Detroit church that will include gospel music and a soul food buffet, reports the AP. The event called “Aretha Franklin Presents ...

Aretha Franklin's legacy in hip-hop runs as deep as her legacy in soul music. Franklin was a vocal powerhouse known for belting out classics like "Respect," “Spanish Harlem,” and "Chain of Fools." Her ...

The Queen of Soul was shy. Photographer Linda Solomon discovered that when she met the singer on the set of the Channel 7 show “Kelly & Company” in 1983. Aretha Franklin was poised and well-spoken, ...

PONTIAC, Mich. — Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, ...

“We’re gonna ask you to do just one thing, all right? And that’s just to relax, loan your soul to us for a few minutes, I promise you we’ll give it back. … I promise you when you leave here, you will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, was more than just a singer—she was a storyteller, an activist ...

A new show dedicated to the Queen of Soul meticulously reproduced the trail the singer blazed—down to the studio switchboards and sequined gowns. Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin plays at a small club ...