#1 Click this link to see Blog page --> 08/16/2018

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/17/2018 #1

Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” whose recordings of such classics as Respect and Chain of Fools made her the 1st female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer. She was 76.

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#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/20/2018 #3

A sign outside the Music Hall in Detroit marks the passing of Aretha Franklin at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 16th, 2018.

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/01/2018 #2

Pink Cadillacs line Seven Mile Road in front of Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Aug. 31st. Fans, dignitaries and musicians say goodbye to the Queen of Soul. The “Celebration of Life” service on Friday capped off a weeklong commemoration for the legend.

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#5 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 09/01/2018 #6

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#6 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 05/24/2019 #1

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#7 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/16/2021 #18

In 2018, Aretha Louise Franklin died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. #ArethaFranklin

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#8 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/31/2021 #16

In 2018, Aretha Louise Franklin, the “Queen of Soul”, was laid to rest after an eight-hour funeral at a Detroit church, where guests included the first fake black couple Bill and Hillarity Clintoon, Ambulace Chaser Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. #ArethaFranklin

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#9 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/14/2022 #15

In 1967, Aretha Louise Franklin recorded her cover of Otis Redding’s Respect at Atlantic Records in New York. #ArethaFranklin

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#10 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/29/2022 #4

In 1967, Aretha Franklin’s cover of Otis Redding’s Respect was released as a single by Atlantic Records. #ArethaFranklin

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#11 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/25/2025 #5

In 1942, Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, TN. #ArethaFranklin

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