She recorded hundreds of tracks and had dozens of hits over the span of a half century, including 20 that reached No.
She was a national treasure to be cherished by every generation throughout the world." "She was truly one of a kind," said Clive Davis, the music mogul who brought her to Arista Records and helped revive her career in the 1980s. Her gifts, natural and acquired, were a multi-octave mezzo-soprano, gospel passion and training worthy of a preacher's daughter, taste sophisticated and eccentric, and the courage to channel private pain into liberating song.
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"We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters and fans all around the world ," the family said, adding that funeral arrangements would be announced in coming days.įranklin, who had battled undisclosed health issues in recent years, announced her retirement from touring last year.Ī professional singer and accomplished pianist by her late teens, a superstar by her mid-20s, Franklin had long ago settled any arguments over who was the greatest popular vocalist of her time. She died at her home in Detroit - "one of the darkest moments of our lives," her family said, in a statement released to The Associated Press by publicist Gwendolyn Quinn. NEW YORK - Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," "I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer.
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