than Aretha Franklin. When New Yorker editor David Remnick emailed Obama after her performance at the Kennedy Center Honors later that year, the president didn’t hold back in his response ...

"America has no royalty," former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama said in a statement ... "Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin grew up performing gospel ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X At the time, President Barack Obama shed ... the passing of Aretha Louise Franklin, the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: US President Barack Obama fist bumps with singer Aretha Franklin who sung during a farwell ceremony for Attorney General Eric Holder at the Justice Department ...

Aretha Franklin brought down the house at ... who co-wrote the song, President Obama and Michelle Obama, actress Cicely Tyson, conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno and filmmaker ...

Former President Barack Obama sent a poignant condolence letter ... What message would Obama’s attendance at Aretha Franklin’s funeral have sent? That he had deep respect for her artistry ...

John McCain, the Arizona Republican who died Aug. 25. "Unfortunately, President and Mrs. Obama will not be able to attend Aretha Franklin’s services on Friday, but they have sent a letter ...

Bill Clinton represented former presidents at the funeral of Aretha Franklin in Detroit, while Barack Obama and George W ... and later that year, the president awarded her with the National ...

(CNN) --President Barack Obama said singer Aretha Franklin "rocked the world of anyone who had the pleasure of hearing her voice" in a letter that was read during her funeral service Friday to ...

Aretha Franklin has much R-E-S-P-E-C-T for President Barack Obama — regardless of his spelling skills. At a White House concert last Thursday, Obama dropped the initial “E” when trying to ...

By Jessie Katz, Billboard Aretha Franklin raised the rafters and brought a tear to President Obama’s eye when she sang “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” at the 2015 Kennedy Center ...