Inside Aretha Franklin’s Final Years
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Plans for a new album, powerful live performances and more: Friends and colleagues remember Queen of Soul's unstoppable spirit to the very end
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The Queen: Aretha Franklin
Posted in: Music FeaturesShe was a traumatized child, a teenage mother, a gospel prodigy and a civil-rights champion. She channeled a world of pain into a sound all her own, but till the end, the greatest singer of her generation remained a mystery.
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Why Aretha Franklin Was America’s Greatest Voice
Posted in: Music NewsShe made some of pop's most cathartic music, but her mystery only deepened over time
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Why Nobody Sang the Beatles Like Aretha
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom singing “Eleanor Rigby” in the first person to why “The Long and Winding Road" is the best Beatles cover of all time
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The Political Power of Aretha Franklin
Posted in: Culture FeaturesShe was America’s voice, but her blackness and womanhood made her songs transcend music
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The 50 Greatest Aretha Franklin Songs
Posted in: Music ListsEssential moments from pop music's greatest voice
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Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76
Posted in: Music NewsHall of Fame singer, cultural icon and civil rights activist who influenced countless vocalists succumbs to pancreatic cancer
