Listen: The 15 Aretha Franklin songs that prove she is the one true Queen of Soul
As the music world loses one of its timeless gems, we celebrate the life and times of Aretha Franklin with a definitive career spanning playlist. Listen below.
The music world lost one of its most prized possessions on August 16. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has passed away at the age of 76 at her Detroit home, where family and friends had gathered during her final days.
The first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Franklin's career took off after she signed onto Atlantic Records in 1967. With back to back hits such as 'Respect', '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman', 'Spanish Harlem' and 'Think', Franklin cemented herself as one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged, and by the end of the 60s she rightfully earned the title of 'Queen of Soul'.