Aretha Franklin

The Queen of Soul's voice is accompanied only by her own piano playing.
The "American Idol" veteran and Oscar winner will portray the Queen of Soul in an upcoming biopic.
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Family members also called the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s memorial eulogy "distasteful."
Though she lived to 76 and was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, the Queen of Soul died without a will.
Bishop Charles H. Ellis III held the singer well above her waist, with his fingers pressing against one side of her chest.
The congresswoman gets a standing ovation after bishop tells audience to let Auntie Maxine know: "We got your back."
Bill Clinton, Cicely Tyson and others honored the Detroit-raised "Queen of Soul."
“And I hope she don’t mind, I don’t think she would, but I think I’m gonna come out of my shoes,” Barrino said before her moving performance in Detroit.
The legendary singer was fond of the pop star, who performed “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”