Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to being a maternal figure to Hudson, the Memphis-born icon has long been the Queen of Soul to music lovers around the ...

Aretha Franklin, born March 25, 1942, left an indelible mark on music, culture, and civil rights. Her voice—powerful, passionate, and unmistakable—redefined soul music and became a rallying cry for ...

Before awards and global fame, Aretha Franklin’s voice reshaped soul and R&B, leaving an indelible mark on music history.

She has the greatest, most powerful, most torrential singing voice of all time. Even without reading it, you know who the person is. That’s right, soul singer Aretha Franklin. By just opening her ...

The Queen of Soul’s signature sass stemmed from her having an acutely confident sense of self ...

Aretha Franklin has been named the Best Singer of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. The late soul icon - who died in 2018 at the age of 76 - was best known for hits such as 'R.E.S.P.E.C.T' and '(You ...

A powerhouse tribute to the Queen of Soul is headed to Oklahoma City Community College on Friday night. The OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center is hosting R.E.S.P.E.C.T., a full-scale concert ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She's already the Queen of Soul, but now Aretha Franklin has been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine. Franklin, 66, came in ...