To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...

“American history wells up when Aretha sings,” said no less an authority than President Barack Obama. The vocal achievements of Aretha Franklin have informed much of modern soul, gospel, R&B, dance ...

They call her the Queen of Soul for a reason. Aretha Franklin's late-'60s recordings defined soul music. As the daughter of the Rev. C.L. Franklin, a prominent Detroit minister and gospel singer who ...

Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit by her devoutly Christian father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Aretha Franklin had a troubled childhood. She fell pregnant at 12 and was the mother of two sons by the ...

Recorded by Franklin in New York City in 1967 with members of The Swampers, Aretha’s singing transformed the song, which ...

Aretha Franklin on The Andy Williams Show in 1969. All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Lauren Onkey about the life and legacy of the Queen of Soul. Aretha ...

(WTRF) – Rolling Stone has released its latest list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the Queen of Soul is at the top. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” topped the list as the No. 1 song, according ...

'Respect' screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson speaks with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about writing the Aretha Franklin biopic. Scott Wilson addressed how she chose which songs to include in the movie, and even ...