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 ...

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show ... though there was no genre she couldn't conquer, from soul, blues and R&B to jazz, pop, and even ...

Franklin's soaring vocals have had a towering influence on American soul and pop music that is still heard today. Looking to build the essential Aretha playlist? These 20 songs are a must.

Edward Franklin, at the age of 15. In 1961, when she was 19 years old, Aretha married music manager Ted White, and the pair welcomed a son, Ted White Jr., in 1964. Aretha and Ted divorced in 1969 ...

Aretha Franklin among them – converged under the banner of Atlantic's record label and, quite without realising it, invented soul. This was pop music borrowing the hysteria from sanctified ...