Aretha Franklin famously sung of love and heartbreak, but away from the music her personal life was every bit as stormy. The brilliant soul singer, who died today aged 76 and was renowned as one ...

Aretha Franklin purchased the Rose Estate in 1994, but the home fell into disrepair in the years before her death. Detroiters Trevor Thomas and Brandon Lynum purchased and restored the home ...

The song speaks directly to personal and political freedom ... proving Aretha’s ability to bring universal feelings to life through song. Aretha Franklin’s rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled ...

When Aretha ... her life and career in the autobiography “True Colors.” “Aretha could have had any home in Detroit,” said Solomon, who, at the time, worked as Franklin’s personal ...