*Hundreds of people attended a memorial service planned by Aretha Franklin for her late father and brother held at the Detroit church where they were ministers. The Detroit News reports the Sunday ...

DETROIT (AP) — A memorial service planned by Aretha Franklin for her late father and brother has drawn hundreds of people to a Detroit church where they were ...

Aretha Franklin is forever known as the Queen of Soul, and if you listen to her music, it's clear why. The legendary musician started singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, ...

As she headed into her first-ever onstage collaboration with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Aretha Franklin was confident about the crossover potential. "I have very sophisticated fans,” she told the ...

Recorded by Franklin in New York City in 1967 with members of The Swampers, Aretha’s singing transformed the song, which ...

*Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” grew up in Detroit, MI, across the Detroit River from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The two international cities face each other, and their respective ...

Other Facts: Has a four-octave vocal range. Is a self-taught pianist, who learned without knowing how to read music. Is extremely private, she rarely discusses her personal life or her father's death.