Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul" whose career ... Getty Images Aretha's contribution to music was set in stone in 1987 when she became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

swinging vocal from Franklin that can lift into a high gospel wail on a moment's notice," according to Rolling Stone. 6. "I ...

With the death of Aretha Franklin, the world has lost perhaps the greatest singer of our age. Or if you share the view of music magazine Rolling Stone - simply the greatest of all time.