Aretha Franklin, who has reigned as the Queen of Soul for some 50 years, has announced plans to return to her hometown of Detroit and open a nightclub.
The chart-toping Motown legend will not have to travel far: she currently lives in a suburb near the Motor City that gave birth to her musical career in the 1960s.
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Gospel legend Aretha Franklin says she is retiring from recording music, but only after a final album this year that will feature Stevie Wonder.
The singer, who has been recording music since she was a child in her preacher father’s church in Detroit, turns 75 next month and said she wants to spend more time with her grandchildren.
“This willRead more
Gospel legend Aretha Franklin has scrapped upcoming shows for health reasons, the 74-year-old announced -- her latest in a series of cancellations dating back to last year.
"Regretfully, due to doctors' orders I will have to cancel a few concerts for the next month or so," she said in a statement Monday without further details on her condition.
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For a few hours on Friday, the White House became the Blues House.
Musicians including Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin and Hugh Masekela joined US President Barack Obama for a special concert to celebrate International Jazz Day.
"Tonight, we are turning this place into the Blues House. I did not issue a new executive order, I just invitedRead more