Thursday, August 16, 2018

Aretha Franklin Passed Away!

Aretha Franklin passed away.
The Undisputed Queen of Soul and R&B has left the world. Her spirit and music will reign forever.

The entertainment industry lost a true legend.

Today, we just got word that Aretha Franklin had died at home (hospice) after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her family and Stevie Wonder.

The news was confirmed at 9:50am.

Franklin recorded hundreds of tracks and had dozens of hits over the span of 50 years.

She won 18 Grammy awards and in 1987 became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Donald J. Trump was notified about her death today and posted remarks on social media.


The entertainer passed away in Detroit.

Franklin's family said that her oncologist confirmed her cause of death was due to the pancreatic cancer she was battling.

"In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriated words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and frock of our family. We have felt your love for Aretha and it brings us comfort to know that her legacy will live on. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

The last public performance was the Elton John's AIDS Foundation gala in New York.

Franklin sung at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration. That became one of her biggest moments in her career. She also brought the president to tears when she sung her famous single "Natural Woman."

Franklin endured the exhausting grind of celebrity and personal troubles dating way back to childhood. She had two sons by the time she was 16 and was often in turmoil with her weight, family problems and alcoholism. '

Celebrities and others pour sympathy.


Franklin was honored both as a musical trailblazer and an advocate and role model for women and African-Americans.

“Today, the Queen of Soul has left this world; but her life and legacy has left us all with something we can truly feel," Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) said in a statement. "Aretha Franklin was soul personified and she gave us the gift of her voice, her truth and her unapologetic passion to demand compassion, love and R-E-S-P-E-C-T for women everywhere.

"An iconic entertainer, powerful civil rights leader and a beautiful spirit who I am privileged to call friend," Lawrence said. "She will be dearly missed, but never forgotten.”

Salutes to Franklin also emphasized her longstanding ties to Detroit, where her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church.

“Aretha Franklin was known internationally as the Queen of Soul, but she was also the Voice of Detroit," Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said in a statement. "I’m deeply saddened to learn of her passing today.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said Franklin's father helped her husband John Dingell in his first election. As for her relationship with Franklin, "Aretha was just a friend a to me - there if I ever needed her," she said in a statement. 

"Aretha was complicated, loving and giving. Faith was important to her and the Church never left her," Dingell said. "Her faith in Detroit and it’s people is what I will remember as much as her voice."

SiriusXM announced on 60s on 6, that she passed away. It came quickly and turned into Queen of Soul Radio. 

On behalf of me and S. Baldwin, we will truly miss a legendary voice like Aretha Franklin. Her death has touched so many. Throughout her life, Aretha was struggling for success. Being a single mother was rough. She had found faith in the church. Her voice was the gift and people cherished it.


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