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Aretha Franklin's death certificate has confirmed her cause of death. One day after the Queen of Soul passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 76, TMZ obtained the late singer's death ...
Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' has passed away at the age of 76.. According to a statement issued by the late-singer's family, Franklin died at her home in Detroit the morning of August 16 ...
Franklin died at her home on August 16, 2018, aged 76. [176] She was initially thought to have died without a will. [177] [178] The cause of death was a malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET), [179] [180] which is distinct from the most common form of pancreatic cancer.
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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2018.
Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, [2] to sharecroppers Willie and Rachel (née Pittman) Walker (1897-1988). [3] C. L. Franklin would recall that the only thing his father did for him was to teach him to salute when he returned from service in World War I in 1919.
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When Aretha became a recording artist, Erma provided backing vocals and toured with her. Erma sang backup for her sister Aretha on Aretha's signature tune "Respect". [2] In 1967, Erma Franklin sang the original version of "Piece of My Heart", which was a top 10 soul hit in the U.S. and rose to number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [3]