http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Aretha_FranklinFind stories, videos, and photos about Aretha Franklin from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:13:04 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Aretha_Franklin14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Aretha Franklin from CNN.com.http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20302000,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20302000,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe "extraordinary" costs of Thursday night's internment will be covered by his estate, a judge rulesThu, 03 Sep 2009 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20290446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20290446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnJudith Hill makes her mark leading a memorable rendition of "Heal the World"Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20262968,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20262968,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWith even Aretha Franklin loving Madea, it's unlikely she'll go awayWed, 04 Mar 2009 22:46:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20254862,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20254862,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe first lady's inaugural ensemble could go on display as early as this summerMon, 26 Jan 2009 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/lkl.aretha.franklin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/lkl.aretha.franklin/index.html#cnnSTCTextLegendary singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at the inauguration Tuesday.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.blogger.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.blogger.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextEveryone was blogging about Tuesday's inauguration -- even the people who were putting it on.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/01/12/alexander.poet.inaugural/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/01/12/alexander.poet.inaugural/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Barack Obama is sworn in as president January 20, there will be music -- by, among others, Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and the U.S. Marine Band. There will be prayers and speeches -- including Obama's inaugural address. And for the fourth time in the nation's 56 inauguration ceremonies, there will be poetry -- by someone far less well-known.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/aretha.franklin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/aretha.franklin/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's what happens when you go to interview Aretha Franklin: Her publicist will e-mail the cell phone number of her security man to your BlackBerry. Once you reach the lobby of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, you call the cell phone. Someone will come down to get you and bring you up to her suite, where you'll be greeted by Carlton, her longtime makeup artist.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:13:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1833279,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1833279,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLegendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and made key recordings with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has diedFri, 15 Aug 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/03/01/8402016/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/03/01/8402016/index.htmNever before in the history of the planet has there been so much music floating around, of all kinds and easily accessible. Thanks to iTunes and its cousins, from YouTube (great for live concert clips) and MySpace (unsigned bands) to satellite radio, Internet radio and the vast underworld of illegal file sharing - well, as Aretha almost said, What you want, baby, you got.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20178139,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20178139,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe queen is getting stung back.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177766,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177766,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWhen Beyoncé and Tina Turner hit the Grammy stage for their high-octane duet on Sunday, most observers were left in awe. But the woman known as the "Queen of Soul" was left in a state of dismay over Beyoncé's introducing Turner as "the Queen."Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:08:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20173658_20177235,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20173658_20177235,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Grammy Awards is celebrating its 50th anniversary – and this year's telecast promises plenty of what the Recording Academy offers best: thrilling live performances with an emphasis on unique musical pairings.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172078,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172078,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnFaith Hill recently had surgery to repair an old knee injury but isn't letting up on her busy schedule.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20057158,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20057158,00.html"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin will be joining Usher, Stevie Wonder, Ludacris, Garth Brooks, Robin Thicke and other all-stars for Sept. 18's Dream Concert at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/homestyle/09/07/o.dyi.projects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/homestyle/09/07/o.dyi.projects/index.html#cnnSTCTextWho says girls can't do their own home improvement projects -- and like it? After many attempts to feather her own nest, Veronica Chambers has learned that there's much more to do-it-yourself than just knowing how to handle a power drill.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/andrew_lawrence/08/27/gibson.tribute/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/andrew_lawrence/08/27/gibson.tribute/index.htmlAt a tennis facility named for the woman who triumphed over sexism, inside a stadium named for the man who beat racism, the woman who made both victories possible finally got her due.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/24/fortune_maybach.fortune/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/24/fortune_maybach.fortune/index.html"Sue! SLOW DOWN!" Quincy Jones screamed, his normally baritone, saxophone-esque voice jumping into Aretha terrain, his body straining against all six racing belts holding him in the seat.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/grammys.list/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/grammys.list/index.htmlHere is the list of winners at the 48th annual Grammy Awards:Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/ew.mus.blige/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/ew.mus.blige/index.htmlThere are people who shouldn't even pretend to be at peace -- take, for instance, Mary J. Blige.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/02/rosa.parks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/02/rosa.parks/index.htmlThousands of mourners packed a Detroit church Wednesday for an emotional tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who changed the country 50 years ago when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/30/blues.brothers.performers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/30/blues.brothers.performers/index.htmlSeveral noted R&B singers and musicians played roles -- and songs -- in "The Blues Brothers." Among them:Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/aretha.hospitalized/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/aretha.hospitalized/index.htmlAretha Franklin was hospitalized over the weekend with an undisclosed ailment and remains hospitalized Monday, her publicist said.Tue, 23 Mar 2004 03:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291568/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291568/index.htmIt's beginning to look as though Jack Welch may never retire. The GE CEO, who was appointed a month after Ronald Reagan's election, announced that he would stay until the end of next year to overse...Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273882/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273882/index.htmI Am Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne (Island/Mercury) Mon, 21 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/05/10/259519/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/05/10/259519/index.htmCherokee I Love You ... Me RCA Mon, 10 May 1999 04:01:00 EDT