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New Book Aretha Franklin's Youngest Son Criticizes Upcoming Biopic 'Respect' Starring Jennifer Hudson Watch Jennifer Hudson Sing 'Respect' and Stun as Aretha Franklin in First Footage from New ...

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her ...

Watch performer Cristina Raè of the Aretha Frankling tribute 'R.E.S.P.E.C.T.' chat with KXLY about the show coming to Spokane ...

Franklin’s father was a personal friend of Martin Luther King (who 16-year-old Aretha had toured with in 1958, singing before he delivered speeches calling for action) and the key organiser of ...

My dad asked me to sing that day. I didn’t want to sing ... by where my music is concerned is great. When we recorded “Respect” and “Natural Woman” in the studio, everyone—the ...

Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee. She began her career singing gospel at ... followed by iconic hits like "Respect," "Chain of Fools ...

The definitive female soul singer of the '60s, a symbol of black pride, and one of the most influential voices in the history of popular music, Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely ...