Aretha Franklin, the Memphis-born singer known as the Queen of Soul, died Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer at age 76. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #Aretha —@johnlegend Let’s all take a moment to give thanks for the beautiful life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of our souls, who inspired us all for many many years. Beyond her tremendous singing voice, she was a voice in the Civil Rights Movement. An instrument... pic.twitter.com/cTOdv3UGoP —@BerniceKing Watching Aretha Franklin perform at the White House, and on so many other occasions, made time stand still. There are enough divas in the world already, but there's only one Aretha Franklin."

Source: CBC News August 16, 2018 14:05 UTC