Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit ... Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson - who was Franklin's friend for over 60 years - told USA Today she helped pay for many civil rights ...

Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul" whose ... Getty Images This shot from January 1993 sees her joined by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross as they celebrate the inauguration of ...

These historic inauguration performances are still memorable today, with some of the biggest American voices of the time giving their all.