MUST-READ: 15 Soul-Stirring Gospel Songs That Are Guaranteed To Lift Your Spirits Aretha Franklin performing (1986 ... to ...

A look at the live performances of Aretha Franklin, taking classic tracks from live albums and TV appearances in tribute to ...

A long-awaited Aretha Franklin documentary ... which is so pure and joyous." Franklin won 18 Grammys and had 17 Top Ten US chart hits over a music career spanning seven decades.

But it has been argued that the inspiration for Franklin's passionate vocals was likely drawn from a painful place. Encouraged by her father, Aretha made her first recording, the album Songs of ...

The definitive female soul singer of the '60s, a symbol of black pride, and one of the most influential voices in the history of popular music, Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely ...

the view is spectacular.View Full List WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD ‘I didn’t think my songs would become anthems for women. But I’m delighted.’ The first songs I sang in church were ...