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AP - Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has canceled a concert in Charlottesville for health reasons.
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Aretha Franklin: – “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele Cover)
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You can make a pretty strong case that Aretha Franklin is the strongest female pop singer — or, hell, the strongest pop singer of any gender — of all time. And on her new album Aretha Franklin Takes On The Great Diva Classics, she takes on some of the best-known songs of peers and competitors [...]
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Queen: Music aside, Queen of Soul is pumped for fair food
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There's something beyond delivering a set packed with her hits that's got Aretha Franklin jazzed about fair season: the food.
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Aretha Franklin: Has Beef With Johnny Rockets Over Takeout Hamburger Incident
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It’s pretty satisfying when we get to write a “Where’s The Beef” article involving actual beef, so here we go. According to an Associated Press report, Aretha Franklin stopped by a Buffalo, New York Johnny Rockets — the faux ’50s franchise that trades in nostalgia for bad hamburgers &am...
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Aretha Franklin: Denies Brawl With Patti LaBelle And Is Suing The Satirical Blog That Reported It
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Soul legend Aretha Franklin has got herself into a bit of an embarrassing mess. Franklin is suing satirical news site News Nerds for $10 million because of a story they ran about a fictional brawl between Franklin and fellow soul songstress Patti LaBelle. Supposedly, LaBelle felt that Franklin was bit disrespectful during a “Women Of [...
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Aretha Franklin: wishes for a little more music on 72nd birthday
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By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - On her 72nd birthday on Tuesday, soul singer Aretha Franklin is hoping her next year brings a new album for herself and record deals for the musical members of her family. Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul" for her powerful voice and range, celebrated the milestone at a star-studded bir...
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