Aretha Franklin famously sung of love and heartbreak, but away from the music her personal life was every bit as stormy. The brilliant soul singer, who died today aged 76 and was renowned as one ...

They would babysit so I could get out occasionally.” Related: How Early Motherhood Led Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin to a 'Life of Silent Suffering' A few years later, she gave birth to her ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. But the tax dispute for Aretha Franklin was quite different, since the IRS ...

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements deserves his comeuppance.” Aretha Franklin passed away at the age ...

Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of Soul. She will be forever remembered for her musical legacy, which includes “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Respect,” “I Say a ...

What do Mac Miller, Kofi Annan, Neil Simon, Gloria Jean, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, John McCain, Bill Daily and Aretha Franklin all have in ...

It’s 1972 and Aretha Franklin is an international superstar ... Shots of the area, people, and real life around the church’s location, for example, set against the backdrop of Franklin ...