Posted on 08/16/2018 7:12:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
Aretha Franklin, known for having one of the greatest voices in music history, and for hits like "Respect," and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" ... died Thursday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Aretha passed away in her Detroit home where she was under hospice care. She'd been in failing health for many months and she was down to 86 pounds. One source told us he was informed more than a week ago that Aretha could go at any time.
She was surrounded by friends and family when she passed.
She had appeared incredibly frail in recent years, and rarely performed live. Her most recent appearance was last November for Elton John's AMFAR event.
Aretha's career is just incredible. Born in Memphis in 1942, her family eventually relocated to Detroit where she began singing in her father's church. She was such a powerhouse gospel singer, she landed a Columbia record deal in the early '60s.
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RIP, Queen of Soul.
Very Sad
RIP
Along with Elvis now i have Aretha dying on my birthday.
One of the truly great voices of all time. RIP
Great, great talent. Farewell, Aretha!
RIP!
Happy Birthday!
I was never a fan of screaming
RIP. She’ll be missed.
Forty years ago, she would regularly visit a Texas death row inmate. Don’t know if he was a relative or what but he was an old timer who was at Attica. She was polite and nice to the inmates and the guards. A kind lady.
May the angels sing her home
RIP. One of the greatest soul and gospel voices.
RIP. Never a big fan of hers but her performance in The Blues Brothers was one of the best seen in any performance format, let alone movies. It really carried the show IMHO.
One of the greats, a spirit in the dark...
RIP Queen of Soul.
Screaming? Aretha didn’t scream. She had a fantastic voice
o/~ When the jester sang for the king and queen,
in a coat he borrowed from James Dean
and a voice that came from you and me... o/~
The Queen of Soul has gone to meet the King of Souls.
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