Countless Aretha Franklin songs topped the charts throughout her ... with her last trophy coming in 2008 for Best Gospel ...

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

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 ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could ... The magazine ranked Franklin’s “Respect” as the best song of all time. Hopefully, Franklin’s layered talents are receiving more ...

But I’m delighted.’ The first songs I sang in church were “Jesus Be a Fence Around Me” and “I Am Sealed.” I was around 8 or 9. My dad asked me to sing that day. I didn’t want to sing ...

Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards throughout her career — eight of which were consecutive wins for best R ... Channeling Aretha Franklin for 'Genius' Role with Her Go-To Karaoke Song 'The Queen ...

Check out 20 Songs to Celebrate the Superwoman in You. Aretha Franklin Covers Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' for New Album Aretha Franklin Covers Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' for New Album Aretha ...

When Aretha Franklin first entered FAME studios in Muscle ... It was a whole new ball game.” The first song she cut for Atlantic, and the only complete track she ever recorded at FAME, was ...

Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit, surrounded from childhood by the now-famous faces of the civil rights movement. Her songs would become their anthems. Her Baptist minister father was the ...

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 ...