Aretha Franklin: A Life in Pictures

The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin in 1973. She died Thursday at age 76. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin opens at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, June 13, 1969. Las Vegas News Bureau via REUTERS
Aretha Franklin sings for the crowd at the National Portrait Gallery Gala on Nov. 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Soul singer Aretha Franklin dancing for the cameras in 1968. Express Newspapers/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin, circa 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
James Brown and Aretha Franklin perform at the Taboo night club in Detroit, Jan. 11, 1987. AP Photo/Joe Kennedy
The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, circa 1967. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin sings in the Atlantic Records studio during 'The Weight' recording session on Jan. 9, 1969 in New York. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin sings in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Jan. 17, 1993, to celebrate the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. Cynthia Johnson/Liaison
Aretha Franklin sings during the inauguration ceremony for President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, Jan. 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
President Barack Obama escorts singer Aretha Franklin as Attorney General Eric Holder bows in surprise at the Dept. of Justice, in Washington, Feb. 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Aretha Franklin at the 17th annual Grammy Award presentation in New York on March 3, 1975. The award is for her performance in "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing." Franklin has won every Grammy Award for "Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Female" since this category was created in 1968. AP Photo
Aretha Franklin with Blues Brothers John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton and Dan Ackroyd after performing her song, "Respect" at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 25, 1998. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
Aretha Franklin, June 8, 1994. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin with her father, Baptist preacher CL and her sister Carolyn in New York, 1971. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin, July 1970. Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images
Aretha Franklin sings for the crowd at the National Portrait Gallery gala Nov. 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Aretha Franklin joins George Michael on stage during his Faith World Tour at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Aug. 30, 1988. The duo sang their Grammy-winning hit "I Knew You Were Waiting." AP Photo/Rob Kozloff
Aretha Franklin and her new husband, Glynn Turman, arrive at a Los Angeles hotel, April 17, 1978 for their wedding reception. AP Photo/Doug Pizac
Aretha Franklin at a news conference on March 26, 1973. AP Photo
Aretha Franklin performs at a JVC Jazz Festival concert at Avery Fisher Hall, New York, June 24, 2000. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin was awarded an honorary doctorate at Harvard University on May 29, 2014. Rick Friedman/rickfriedman.com/Corbis via Getty Images
Aretha Franklin performs "Never Gonna Break My Faith" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Aretha Franklin, June 4, 1977. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin on stage at the Park West Auditorium in Chicago, March 23, 1992. Paul Natkin/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin sings the National Anthem during a session of the 1992 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York, July 14, 1992. AP Photo/Greg Gibson
Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall, New York, Aug. 9, 1990. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to reporters at the Operation PUSH Soul Picnic at the 142nd Street Armory in New York, March 26, 1972. Left to right are: Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X; Jackson; Tom Todd, vice president of PUSH; Aretha Franklin and Louis Stokes. PUSH stands for People United to Save Humanity. AP Photo/Jim Wells
Aretha Franklin performs with Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Carole King, Shania Twain and Celine Dion during the 'Divas Live - An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music' at the Beacon Theater in New York, April 14, 1998. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder during "The One and Only Aretha Franklin," a live televised concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall, April 10, 2001. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Publicity still portrait for Atlantic Records of American singer-songwriter, musician and actress Aretha Franklin in 1967. John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin performs the Star-Spangled Banner on the National Mall during the 2003 NFL Kickoff Live concert in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 4, 2003. REUTERS/Molly Riley
Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Chicago Theater, Dec. 15, 1986. Paul Natkin/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin performs an operatic song in tribute to singer Luciano Pavarotti at the 1998 MusiCares benefit dinner in New York. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Pope Francis looks on as Aretha Franklin performs during the Festival of Families on Sept. 26, 2015 in Philadelphia. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs during the "VH1 Divas 2001: The One and Only Aretha Franklin," April 10, 2001, in New York. AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett
Aretha Franklin, the 'first lady of soul', in performance, Nov. 1980. Keystone/Getty Images
Aretha Franklin performs during the commemoration of the Elton John AIDS Foundation 25th year fall gala at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Nov. 7, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Aretha Franklin dances on stage during the first annual march on cancer, Sept. 26, 1998, in Washington. AP Photo/Khue Bui
Aretha Franklin performs after receiving the 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year award during a special dinner and concert in her honor in Los Angeles Feb. 8, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok