It was her kindness as much as her music that won my heart. These many decades later my daughter, Shana, remembers her sweet spirit. We were at the sprawling home of Aretha Franklin and her ...

If one way of understanding gospel music is to trace its emergence in the midst of the African-American Great Migration — from south to north, from rural areas to urban regions, from agrarian culture ...

Moving congregations to holy dances at age 10 and President Obama to tears over 60 years later, Franklin influenced decades of American life, nourishing the civil rights and feminist movements… By ...

Aretha Franklin’s casket was escorted out of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple after a nearly eight-hour funeral service filled with performances by superstar singers and remarks by friends and former ...

The United States of America has had a pretty traumatic month (we don't really need to explain why), but if there's anything that can help restore the country's faith, it's Aretha Franklin belting out ...

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Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling ...