Photos: Aretha Franklin through the years

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Photos: Aretha Franklin through the years

Images of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin through the years.

CIRCA 1963: Soul singer Aretha Franklin poses for a portrait in circa 1963. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY - JUNE 28: Aretha Franklin attends Martin Luther King Jr. Benefit Concert on June 28, 1968 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

FILE - In this March 13, 1972 file photo, Aretha Franklin holds her Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blue performance of the song "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," in New York. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW -- Aired 5/4/69 -- Pictured: Aretha Franklin (Photo by Fred A. Sabine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

FILE - In this March 3, 1975 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin poses with her Grammy Award for for best female R&B vocal performance for "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" at the 17th Annual Grammy Award presentation in New York. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo, File)

Unspecified - 1975: Aretha Franklin performing live. (Photo by ABC via Getty Images)

American singer, songwriter, and pianist Aretha Franklin surrounded by actor John Belushi and Canadian actor and screenwriter Dan Aykroyd on the set of The Blues Brothers directed by John Landis. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin rehearses in a recording studio with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 7: Aretha Franklin performs at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 7, 1992. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 1993 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin performs at the inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Celine Dion and Shania Twain (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)

FLUSHING, NY - SEPTEMBER 7: Singer Aretha Franklin performs before the women's final of the U.S. Open September 7, 2002 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 22: Singer Aretha Franklin performs onstage during Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Gala at the Regency Hotel's Grand Ballroom February 22, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 4: Singer Aretha Franklin arrives at the 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at U.S. Department of State, December 4, 2004 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 09: Aretha L. Franklin and President George W. Bush at the Freedom Awards Ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. on November 9, 2005. (Photo by Douglas A. Sonders/Getty Images)

DETROIT - FEBRUARY 5: Singer Aretha Franlkin and Aaron Neville perform the National Anthem prior to the start of Super Bowl XL between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field on February 5, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: Singer Aretha Franklin arrives at the 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors December 2, 2007 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - AUGUST 27: Singer Aretha Franklin looks on during Day 3 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: Aretha Franklin sings during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JUNE 14: Comedian Jamie Foxx (L) and actor Danny Glover(R) induct singer Aretha Franklin (C) into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the 2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony at The Apollo Theater on June 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 17: Aretha Franklin performs during Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular at the United Center on May 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 18: Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall on February 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 22: Singer Aretha Franklin and music producer Clive Davis attends the 30th Annual Night Of Stars presented by The Fashion Group International>> at Cipriani Wall Street on October 22, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: Legendary singer Aretha Franklin receives an honorary doctorate during the 2014 graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadium on May 21, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, received an honorary doctorate and was the 2014 commencement speaker. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Willie Wilkerson (L) and Aretha Franklin attend the opening of the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Atrium at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 17, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Jazz at Lincoln Center)

DETROIT.MI - NOVEMBER 24: Detroit native Aretha Franklin sings the National Anthem prior to the start of the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings game at Ford Field on November 24, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on November 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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CIRCA 1963: Soul singer Aretha Franklin poses for a portrait in circa 1963. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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