Aretha Franklin

via BCNN1: Albums don’t “matter,” anymore. But they used to, and when they did, Aretha Franklin, who died on Thursday, was responsible for one of the very best: “Amazing Grace,” a live album recorded over two days in January 1972, at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in South Los Angeles. The excellence of “Amazing Grace” […]

via TMZ: Family sources tell us the viewing will be an open casket.  And, there will be singing … lots of singing. Aretha Franklin‘s family knows a massive turnout’s expected to honor the legendary singer — and a church just won’t cut it — so they’ll hold her public viewing at a much larger venue […]

viaGetUpMornings: When you think of music greats, Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018) tops the list. She mastered singing and piano at a young age and dedicated her entire life to what she once described as “the gift that God gave me to use.”  By age 14, she was touring with her father Reverend C. L. Franklin’s revival show – […]

via FirstLadyB: “Not only did she know the Lord she loved the Lord,” the National Black Church Initiative(NBCI) said of Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning at the age of 76. The faith based coalition, which is comprised of 34,000 churches, released a statementThursday that described the Queen of Soul’s younger years growing up in her father, CL Franklin’s […]

    via fox2detroit: Fans continue to gather outside Aretha Franklin’s hometown church in Detroit as the world says goodbye to the Queen of Soul. Although she was born in Memphis, Detroit has been her home since she was a child and you could say she was raised by the church where her father served as a reverend. The […]

via globalgrind: Today the world lost an amazing, legendary woman. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away at the age of 76. Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Urban One, Inc., has issued a statement regarding the death of her close friend. Read her statement below: Today I join my community, my industry and the […]

via BlckAmericaWeb: Aretha Franklin Sings “My Country Tis of Thee” At The Inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 Aretha Franklin Bringing President Obama To Tears At the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors  Aretha Franklin Singing For President Jimmy Carter In 1977 Aretha Franklin Singing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ For President Bill Clinton CLICK […]

via WXYZ: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has died at the age of 76, the Associated Press reports t was reported that Franklin had been gravely ill overnight Sunday, Aug. 12. Born in Memphis, she got her start singing at New Bethel Baptist Church on the city’s west side, just blocks from Motown Museum. […]

via FirsrtLadyB: Aretha Franklin church is holding a prayer vigil for the ill singer. New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, the same church her late father, C.L. Franklin pastored, is holding an early morning prayer service on Wednesday at 5 a.m. New Bethel is where Franklin got her start as a gospel singer before going on to […]

via Joy105: Over the years, Aretha Franklin remained involved with the Detroit church her father pastored. Aretha Franklin is ‘gravely ill’ at Detroit hospital, according to family New Bethel Baptist Church is where Franklin got her start on the church stage. “Singing all of her life. She’s always been on stage, she’s always singing the […]

via Joy1o5: Aretha Franklin is ‘gravely ill’ according to reports.The Queen of Soul, 76, is surrounded by her family in Detroit. They have asked for prayers and privacy for the the singing legend, who has battled health problems for the past number of years. She is picture here during her last performance in NYC in […]

via BlackAmericaWeb: We have not so great news about Aretha Franklin, regarding her health and touring. You undoubtedly already know where we’re going with this, but for the record, the 75-year-old music legend’s doctor has ordered her to cancel a few upcoming dates. Here’s what Page Six is reporting … The Queen of Soul’s management team says in […]