aretha franklin

The Queen of Soul is gone, but we remember her skills as an interpreter of other artists' songs.

We've collected photos of Aretha Franklin from every year between 1961 and 2017.

Family member says iconic singer is “alert, laughing, teasing,” despite reports of serious illness.

Franklin's message to the Associated Press will go down in the history books.

The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin is coming to Grand Rapids at DeVos Performance Hall on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

The Kennedy Center Honors performance brought the house down.

Aretha Franklin is undoubtedly the Queen of Soul, a living legend, a true vocal talent. So it only made sense that she was asked her opinion of the current crop of pop girls during her interview with the Wall Street Journal. Her answers for some (Adele, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys) were positive, fair judgments. Her reaction to others, however -- not so kind.

Rhythm and blues music legends Aretha Franklin and Earth, Wind & Fire are releasing new music today. "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" finds the Queen of Soul performing ten cover versions of songs made famous by other great women singers. Meanwhile, Earth, Wind & Fire is out with its first Christmas album, "Holiday."

The L.C. Walker Arena and Event Center announced that the Aretha Franklin concert scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. Customers who purchased tickets to the Aug. 16 show will be issued full refunds.

The "Queen of Soul", Aretha Franklin, will perform in Muskegon for the first time almost 20 years this summer.

Aretha Franklin was on "Live with Kelly & Michael" last week. She sang and talked to Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin's fill-in's fill-in, Anderson Cooper. (I wonder if Regis will EVER come back.) Franklin talked about food, Cracker Barrel ... and her workout routine.

Where does a music legend go to get a little exercise? If you're Aretha Franklin, you think retail. "I walk super stores -- Walmart and Kmart. ... Yeah, I walk all of them," the Queen of Soul revealed on Wednesday's "Live with Kelly & Michael."