American musician Aretha Franklin performs at a JVC Jazz Festival concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, June 26, 1996. - Jack Vartoogian/getty Images/Getty Images Aretha Franklin might have ...

Few in Detroit were tighter with the Rev. Jesse Jackson than the family of Aretha Franklin. Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, was a longtime friend of the Rev. C.L. Franklin. The men were Midwest ...

Considering how many years, or decades, it took for the long-in-development Aretha Franklin biopic to finally get made, the box office performance of 2021’s Respect was pretty devastating, relegating ...

Beneath the surface of Aretha Franklin‘s iconic public persona lay a complex web of lovers and entanglements, some more passionate than others, and some fraught with tension, with most of them kept ...

Glynn Turman, the famous actor and director, was once married to Aretha Franklin, who was known for her voice and several hit songs. Their relationship was known to be successful yet controversial at ...

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist Aretha Franklin performing in Detroit, MI. Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" was released as her Atlantic ...

Even a famous crooner as well-loved and legendary as Aretha Franklin isn’t immune to career downturns. It happens to literally everyone in the music business. Back in 1987, the soul singer hadn’t ...

Happy (belated) birthday to the Queen of Soul! Aretha Franklin, born March 25, 1942, left an indelible mark on music, culture, and civil rights. Her voice—powerful, passionate, and ...

For those who came of age during the early days of MTV, Peter Wolf will forever be known as the frontman of the J. Geils Band, whose “Centerfold” and “Freeze Frame” videos were as much a channel ...