Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has died ...

[Rovin]

allyuh younglins who dunno who she was will have to use google ....

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/16/entertainment/aretha-franklin-dead/index.html

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has died


(CNN)Aretha Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title "the Queen of Soul," has died, a family statement said Thursday. She was 76.
Franklin died at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit, surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement on behalf of Franklin's family from her longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn.
The "official cause of death was due to advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin's oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit," the family statement said.

Tributes and tears flooded in Thursday after news of her death broke.

[88sins]

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

RIP
she was a true icon, & may she forever be remembered

[K74T]

She passed away on the same date as the King Of Rock n Roll.

May she Rest in Peace.

[hydroep]

Wasn't much of a fan, but a few of her collaborations produced ok tunes.

R.I.P.

[Les Bain]

Much respect, Lady Aretha.

[Rovin]

she had a unmistakable voice but nowadays its very rare to hear any of her songs being played on d radio ...

[shogun]

Have an aunt who was a huge fan.

R.I.P. to the Queen of Soul.

[De Dragon]

RIP Aretha Franklin, the original diva.