With the well-earned nickname "Queen of Soul," there are few voices more iconic than Aretha Franklin's. From the 1950s until her death in August 2018, Franklin's soaring vocals have had a towering ...

ARETHA FRANKLIN: (Singing) Amazing grace... GARCIA-NAVARRO: In 1972, Franklin performed at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in South Central Los Angeles, just a few years after riots ...

There’s been a lot of buzz around Nat Geo’s four-part series, Genius: Aretha, starring Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo as Aretha. The series, which premiered last Sunday, peels back the veil on ...

An assembly of people gathered in January 1972 in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles for a service of sorts – though not the ordinary kind. Amazing Grace was released as a double ...

The MSG event, held Aug. 28, 1960, was the second annual gathering of Black church groups organized by Joe Bostic of station WLIB; it drew 10,000 audience members. Other performers included Sister ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Charleston Gospel Choir offers its "Queen of Soul and Gospel: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin" as ...