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    • Aretha Franklin - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Recording artist Aretha Franklin attends the after party for BET Honors 2012 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Aretha Franklin performs during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Aretha Franklin and William Wilkerson attend the BET Honors 2012 Pre-Honors dinner at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on January 13, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin pose for photographers during the BET Honors 2012 Pre-Honors dinner at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on January 13, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 05: Dennis Edwards performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute concert honoring Aretha Franklin during the 16th American Music Masters Tribute at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre on November 5, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Aretha Franklin - NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 19: The Queen of Soul & Living Legend Aretha Franklin performs to a SRO audience at the Ryman Auditorium on October 19, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
    • Aretha Franklin - US President Barack Obama kisses soul diva Aretha Franklin as First Lady Michelle Obama (L), Vice President Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar applaud after Franklin performed at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden watch soul diva Aretha Franklin perform during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - Soul diva Aretha Franklin acknowledges applause as (L-R) President and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Harry Johnson, First Lady Michelle Obama, US President Barack Obama look on during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - Soul diva Aretha Franklin performs during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: Singer Aretha Franklin (R) accepts applause as she finishes her performance with U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Harry Johnson, president and CEO of the MLK National Memorial Project Fund (L) as they attend the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial on the National Mall October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. The ceremony for the slain civil rights leader had been postponed earlier in the summer because of Hurricane Irene.
    • Aretha Franklin - Soul diva Aretha Franklin performs during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama hailed the 'moral imagination' and 'hopeful vision' of Martin Luther King on Sunday at a Washington ceremony attended by thousands to dedicate a monument to the slain civil rights icon.
    • Aretha Franklin - First Lady Michelle Obama reaches out to embrace Aretha Franklin as President and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Harry Johnson (L), US President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden (3rd R), Biden's wife Jill and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (R) look on after Franklin performed at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Aretha Franklin - NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: Aretha Franklin (L) and Tony Bennett greet onstage during Tony Bennett's 85th Birthday Gala Benefit for Exploring the Arts at The Metropolitan Opera House on September 18, 2011 in New York City.
    • Aretha Franklin - US singer Aretha Franklin protects herself under an umbrella during a rain interruption in the match between Swiss tennis player Roger Federer and France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their Men's US Open 2011 quarterfinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York September 8, 2011.
    • Aretha Franklin - US singer Aretha Franklin protects herself under an umbrella during a rain interruption in the match between Swiss tennis player Roger Federer and France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their Men's US Open 2011 quarterfinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York September 8, 2011.
    • Aretha Franklin - NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Singer Aretha Franklin (L) attends the match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during Day Eleven of the 2011 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    • Aretha Franklin - DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 05: Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a Labor Day event sponsored by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council on September 5, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin entertained the crowd as they awaited President Barack Obama's Labor Day address.
    • Aretha Franklin - DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 05: President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a Labor Day event sponsored by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council on September 5, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The president discussed his efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy. Also at the event were Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, singer Aretha Franklin, and leaders from various labor unions.
    • Aretha Franklin - CHICAGO, IL - MAY 17: Aretha Franklin performs during Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular at the United Center on May 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Biography

    Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-'60s hits with Atlantic Records -- "Respect," "I Never Loved a Man," "Chain of Fools," "Baby I Love You," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Think," "The House That Jack Built," and several others -- earned her ...more
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