Countless Aretha Franklin songs topped the charts throughout her ... While it's impossible to compile a definitive best-of ...

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Written and sung by bassist Peter Cetera, "If You Leave Me Now" was Chicago's very first No. 1 hit, topping the charts for ...

Aretha Franklin was an American singer and songwriter known as "The Queen of Soul." Franklin began singing in her father's congregation as a young girl and released her first album, Songs of Faith ...

But it has been argued that the inspiration for Franklin's passionate vocals was likely drawn from a painful place. Encouraged by her father, Aretha made her first recording, the album Songs of ...

the view is spectacular.View Full List WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD ‘I didn’t think my songs would become anthems for women. But I’m delighted.’ The first songs I sang in church were ...

Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit, surrounded from childhood by the now-famous faces of the civil rights movement. Her songs would become their anthems. Her Baptist minister father was the ...

In making this list, we included soundtrack albums built around original songs (hey, Superfly) as well as expertly curated compilations (we see you, Quentin); some great soundtracks feature fresh ...

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The soundtrack for Deadpool & Wolverine is stacked with songs from some of music’s ... T.I.‘s “Bring Em Out” and Aretha ...

public figures mourn death of Detroit icon Aretha Franklin 1956 — Franklin releases her first album, a gospel collection called "Songs of Faith," recorded at her father's church when she was 14.

The late Aretha Franklin's 15-year-old granddaughter, Grace Franklin, auditioned for "American Idol" during its fifth season premiere Sunday night. "I was really close with my grandma," she said.