With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...

Three American icons all passed away on Aug. 16. Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth and Aretha Franklin died on this date. Each made their marks in music, sports and popular culture. Elvis Aaron Presley, often ...

Who's zooming who? The late Aretha Franklin had nearly $1 million in uncashed checks when she died last year, according to court papers. The checks were discovered during an inventory of the Queen of ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a ...

Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday of pancreatic cancer. She was 76. Franklin had been an icon for more than half a century, overcoming racism and sexism to become one of the biggest ...

Aretha Franklin died yesterday (8/16) at the age of seventy-six. Her family mourning the loss, saying “we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart.” But, her loved ...