Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to being a maternal figure to Hudson, the Memphis-born icon has long been the Queen of Soul to music lovers around the ...

Before awards and global fame, Aretha Franklin’s voice reshaped soul and R&B, leaving an indelible mark on music history.

Welcome to Diva Week, a magical 7-day period on the calendar where we celebrate the birthdays of Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, ...

She has the greatest, most powerful, most torrential singing voice of all time. Even without reading it, you know who the person is. That’s right, soul singer Aretha Franklin. By just opening her ...

A 1967 classic by Aretha Franklin took the top spot on a list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The track also marks a major personal record for Franklin after it became her No. 1 best-selling ...

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DETROIT — Rolling Stone ranks Aretha Franklin No. 1 in its list of the "greatest singers of all time" on Sunday. The list has 200 singers and orders them based on "originality, influence, the depth of ...