Respect - Aretha not only sold Soul: She was there as America shaped its own. Here are five ways Detroit's diva made history... It's hard to imagine, but Franklin's best-known song - the ...

Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, but she was also the matriarch of her sizable family, including her four sons: Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin, Teddy Richards and Kecalf Franklin.

Accept and continue President Donald Trump also paid tribute, writing: "The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is dead. She was a great woman, with a wonderful gift from God, her voice. She will be ...

Such acclaim has gained many notable people's attention over the years, including powerhouse vocalist Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul became a Chicago mainstay throughout her illustrious career ...

Aretha Franklin was an American singer and songwriter known as "The Queen of Soul." Franklin began singing in her father's congregation as a young girl and released her first album, Songs of Faith ...

The legendary Queen of Soul was ... Right photo: Franklin recording at Columbia Studios in 1962 in New York. Photos: Scott Legato/Wire Image via Getty and Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs ...

Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul With another failed relationship, Ruth said Aretha started living in a 'fantasy world'. "At some point she started seeing her love life like a soap opera.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. But the tax dispute for Aretha Franklin was quite different, since the IRS ...

FBI file shows bureau kept tabs on Aretha Franklin's activism The FBI kept a careful eye on the Queen of Soul and her activism, nothing unusual during the civil rights era when the bureau was ...