The first songs I sang in church were “Jesus Be ... if we’re still standing on air about it, we probably have a hit.” He would still be walking on air to this day. Women have done well ...

Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler pulled up beside them in a limousine, rolled down the window and said: "I'm looking for a really big hit ... for the first time Listen to Aretha Franklin tracks ...

Aretha Franklin was an American singer and songwriter ... "I've Never Loved a Man." Franklin's first No. 1 hit came that same year with her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect," which also won ...

Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely new audience. Aretha grew up in Detroit where her father was pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church. She recorded her first album of gospel ...

And heavy is the head that wears the crown. In her lifetime, Aretha Franklin didn’t just want to be revered. She wanted hits. But Franklin made pop come to her, not the other way around.