The Queen of Soul

Pray for Aretha Franklin!  The news of late is sad for her.  She's been diagnosed with pancreatic "c". 

Did you know?

• She was born Aretha Louise Franklin on March 25, 1942
• Rolling Stone magazine ranked her #1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time
• She has 18 Grammys to date, and two honorary Grammys
• Her first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 "Respect" and the year was 1967 - sit back and listen!
• In 1987, Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Aretha Franklin was the only featured singer at the 2009 presidential inauguration for Barack Obama

 Go Aretha!!!!  Speedy recovery.