Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, has died in a Detroit hospital after a long illness.
She was 76, and her hit singles included "Respect", "I Say A Little Prayer", "Natural Woman" and "Pink Cadillac".
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Aretha Franklin's career began in a gospel church in Detroit where her father was the preacher, as she recalled in an interview with America's PBS television in 2015.
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In a 2015 interview on America's PBS television, Aretha Franklin was asked whether it's harder for people to break into the music business today than it was back in the 1960s.
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Late in her career, Aretha Franklin refused to sign a new contract with her record label, choosing instead to set up her own.
She explained why in an interview with Time Magazine in 2010.
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Aretha Franklin suffered from a fear of flying that kept her grounded in the United States from 1982 onwards.
She explained what happened in an interview with Time Magazine in 2010.
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