Aretha Franklin, who defined an era as the Queen of Soul, dies at 76
(LA Times Dodgers)

Aretha Franklin, the preacher´s daughter who became the `Queen of Soul` and forged the template of the larger-than-life pop diva with her exuberant, gospel-rooted singing, has died. She was 76. Franklin died Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer, according to her publicist Gwendolyn Quinn. In...