Flowers from the family of singer Otis Redding are delivered to the church before Aretha Franklin funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in advance of her funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

Former presidents, stars and musical royalty paid joyous tribute to Aretha Franklin at her marathon funeral on Friday, leading her family and members of the public in bidding goodbye to America’s ...

DETROIT — Praised by presidents and pop stars, eulogized by a dozen preachers and feted with a fleet of pink Cadillacs, Aretha Franklin was celebrated Friday as a musical titan, an empowering feminist ...