“We all wept”: how Aretha Franklin reduced Elton John to tears
“Aretha raised the roof…”
Aretha Franklin
Soul versus the state: Why did the FBI investigate Aretha Franklin for 40 years?
A targeted campaign of harassment.
The ‘Forrest Gump’ soundtrack: A journey through the history of American music
Representing the pride of America.
Bonnie Raitt on why Aretha Franklin is the most influential artist in her life
A somewhat surprising choice.
A bottle of vodka and a bunch of jaded men: the night Aretha Franklin scored a record deal
Her voice shone through the conflict of male ego.
Five vocal performances that prove Aretha Franklin was a genius
What the sound of pure passion is like.
The musician Aretha Franklin said “all singers aspired to be”
A singer’s singer, according to Franklin.
Was Aretha Franklin the greatest vocalist of all time?
A powerful mezzo-soprano voice and a historical icon.
Aretha Franklin on the song that became “a mantra for the civil rights movement”
“Perhaps what people could not say, the record said it for them.”