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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...