Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aretha Franklin’s incredible life was defined by an amazing collection of iconic performances. There was no stage in the world too ...

In early 1972, Aretha Franklin arrived at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts for a pair of performances with the backing of the Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California ...

(RNS) — Standing at the pulpit of a Los Angeles Baptist church in 1972, Aretha Franklin — known more for hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools” — started singing her own rendition of “Amazing Grace.

There is a good chance that as you read this, you can’t name an Aretha Franklin album. Sure, you know the hits — “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” “Rock Steady,” “Spanish Harlem” and so many more — that ...

Mick Jagger talks about a certain Aretha Franklin performance that’s indelibly etched in his memory as if it happened last week, not 46-plus years ago. “It was a really electrifying performance she ...

"Entering the venue unobtrusively, she smiles briefly, gathers herself for a moment and then starts to sing. Gently at first, but then ever more powerfully... Her voice begins to carry the audience ...

There is a good chance that as you read this, you can’t name an Aretha Franklin album. Sure, you know the hits — "Respect," "Chain of Fools," "Rock Steady," "Spanish Harlem" and so many more — that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aretha Franklin was at the peak of her career and her creative powers when her gospel album “Amazing Grace” was released in 1972. ...

Shot in an L.A. church during the recording sessions for her fabled 1972 album, Aretha Franklin's 46-year-old gospel concert film is finally seeing the light of day. What it reveals is the glory of ...

Aretha Franklin was at the peak of her career and her creative powers when her gospel album “Amazing Grace” was released in 1972. (It sold more than two million copies and became her best-selling ...