American musician Aretha Franklin performs at a JVC Jazz Festival concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, June 26, 1996. - Jack Vartoogian/getty Images/Getty Images Aretha Franklin might have ...

Few in Detroit were tighter with the Rev. Jesse Jackson than the family of Aretha Franklin. Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, was a longtime friend of the Rev. C.L. Franklin. The men were Midwest ...

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 ...

Had a four-octave vocal range. Was a self-taught pianist, who learned without knowing how to read music. Her father was shot by burglars in 1979 and remained in a coma until his death in 1984. Rev.

Movies about legendary musicians are big business these days, from Freddy Mercury to Elton John to Aretha Franklin Drivers hit out at 'scum of the earth' online abuse following Kimi Antonelli incident ...

They came from two very different worlds. The couple that wrote one of Aretha Franklin’s greatest songs never met the singer who would turn the composition into a classic. Carol Joel Klein—later to ...

Aretha Franklin's children take after their momma and are also extremely talented! The late singer's legacy continues to live on through her four handsome and gifted sons. Watch the video above to ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame wasn’t sure they were going to get the piano. The Apollo baby grand that was at FAME Studios from 1961 to 1970. The piano Aretha Franklin played on “I Never Loved a Man ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the major influences on Paula Fuga, who performed a tribute to the iconic singer at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in 2022. Fuga will return to the MACC on Sept. 20. Having ...