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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin ... 1 R&B hit peaked at No. 4 on the pop charts, and it "has an insouciant, playful ...

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 ...

Aretha Louise Franklin made her first recording when she was just 14. But her career did not truly take off until she signed for Atlantic Records in 1966. She went on to have a string of hits ...

His news break is the Beat of the Week. BREAKING: Publicist for Aretha Franklin says the Queen of Soul died Thursday at her home in Detroit. The death of the first woman selected for the Rock and Roll ...

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.