We couldn’t let the day end without paying homage to one of the greatest artists of our lifetime. It was revealed earlier that Aretha Franklin has passed on at the age of 76 in her Detroit home. According to her publicist, she succumbed to advanced pancreatic cancer.
You can read more about her (for those living under a rock) here; a few choice videos can be enjoyed below. Rest in peace to the Queen of Soul.
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