We were on air, really happy about the takes. My producer at the time, Jerry Wexler, a VP of Atlantic Records, said, “Let’s wait until tomorrow night this time. If we feel the same way ...

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was a vocalist like no other and she was well-aware of her own importance as a performer ...

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 ...

With the death of Aretha Franklin, the world has lost perhaps the greatest singer of our age. Or if you share the view of music magazine Rolling Stone - simply the greatest of all time.

"I don't care what she was telling Ebony about her happy home life, I knew it was just a matter of time," said Ruth. Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul With another failed relationship ...