From 2018: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76

With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...
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Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick: Frenemies Since the Sixties – Here’s Why

*About a week or so ago we told you about the beef between Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick that seemed to come from out of nowhere. As we reported, Franklin told the Associated Press that Warwick ...

‘I Never Loved A Man’: the classic album that marked Aretha Franklin’s rebirth

Looking back at 'I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You', the classic 1967 album that marked a complete rebirth for new Atlantic recruit Aretha Franklin.
The Washington Post

Aretha Franklin, legendary singer and symbol of black pride and women’s liberation, dies at 76

Aretha Franklin, who earned the undisputed title of the “Queen of Soul” for her expressive singing about joy and pain, died Aug. 16 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. Her representative Gwendolyn ...
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Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76

Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers in any style, died Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76. The cause was advanced pancreatic ...