While her career took her all over the world, Detroit was the place she called home until her 2018 death. Franklin owned many ...

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 ...

Donaldson Collection / Contributor / Getty Former President Bill Clinton labeled himself an "Aretha Franklin groupie" at the ...

John and Yoko became show hosts, "Wayne's World" premiered, Elton John appeared on The Simpsons, Aretha Franklin recorded ...

Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely new audience. Aretha grew up in Detroit where her father was pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church. She recorded her first album of gospel ...