Eddie Levert had the honor of being friends with the Queen of Soul. He remembers her as being a humble person and having an indescribable presence. “Aretha Just has this thing where you automatically call her your majesty,” her presence demanded respect, he said. Her voice was so powerful that, “she could sing mickey mouse and […]
Aretha Franklin and Glynn Turman were married from 1978-1984. The pair met at a concert when a young man walked up to him and said, “Glynn Turman, my mother just loves you,” when he found out who the boys mother was, of course he had to meet her. Turman remembers the moment that they met, […]
Pastor Shirley Caesar remembers her friend and “sister,” Aretha Franklin. The two became friends in their teens and remained close through the years, Pastor Caesar remembers Franklin as, “real funny.” She recalls the times that they sang together in their homes and Franklin “always closed the show.” In 2015 when they performed at the Obama’s […]
An argument over who would play Aretha Franklin in a biopic led to a shooting in Suffolk County, Virginia on Thursday morning. A witness said that two people in a local barbershop arguing over whether or not Halle Berry played or would play Franklin in a movie. The debate fight turned into a full-blown fight and then one […]
https://youtu.be/xN6C_WuEbGI Ariana Grande and The Roots performed Natural Woman in a powerful tribute to Aretha Franklin during The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Variety reports that Grande had to be convinced to sing the song by Questlove, because she was worried she was “too emotional” to pull it off. She ended up leaving the stage in […]
Photo journalist, Linda Solomon was Aretha Franklin’s photographer and long time friend. Soloman photographed the queen for 40 years. Solomon had a very close relationship with says that Franklin was more than a great artist, she was, “the heart and soul of Detroit.” Franklin always said, “when I’m not on stage I’m the lady next door,” […]
As the world mourns the loss of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, the Tom Joyner Morning Show pays tribute. The Queen has 42 studio albums, 6 live albums and countless awards. Franklin made timeless music and brought joy to all that she met. Listen to the TJMS honor her in the audio above. READ […]
If you knew the Queen, you know that she didn’t like air conditioning. She liked her home, hotel rooms, tour buses and anywhere else she went, to be warm. Urban One founder Cathy Hughes , specifically remembers a time when Aretha Franklin sat in the audience at the Lincoln Theater, with the air conditioner on, to […]
BREAKING NEWS: Publicist for Aretha Franklin says the Queen of Soul died Thursday at her home in Detroit. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1030091116748709888 The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has passed away from pancreatic cancer, according to the Associated Press. She was 76-years-old. The legendary singer was reported “gravelly ill” in her native Detroit hometown earlier this week, confirming past stories of […]
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Numerous reports have stated that the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is in hospice care at her home in Detroit. While we uplift the multi-time Grammy winner up, we also recall why they called her the Queen of Soul in the first place. RELATED: Aretha Franklin Is Reportedly “Gravely” Ill And Near Her Death RELATED: Aretha […]