fans around the world are celebrating the life arpd the voice of aretha franklin. queen of soul, yesterday s singer s longtime publicist announced she died of advanced pancreatic cancer surrounded by family and friends in detroit. had a career spanning six decades and known for songs like respect, i say a little prayer and you make me feel like a natural woman. barbara siggers franklin and civil right, grew up in detroit and got her start singing during her father s church services. debuting her first album songs of faith at 14 years old. over her career she won 18 grammys awarded the president s medal of freedom and became the first woman inducted into the
chain of fools her voice, the soundtrack for multiple generations. aretha franklin, the queen of soul, has passed. surrounded by family and friends in detroit after a battle with pancreatic cancer. we are celebrating her life, we are celebrating her music, her beautiful music and mourning her death this morning. i will take you back to detroit right now. ryan young is standing by at the franklin family longtime church. hi there, ryan. hello. music that touched generations and another musician is here with me. you said you had so many interactions with aretha over the years. what stood out with you? the thing that stood out to