Mourners Bid Farewell To The Queen Of Soul

Maine Public | By NPR Staff

Published August 31, 2018 at 10:04 AM EDT

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Aretha Franklin preforms at the Lincoln Memorial for President Clinton's inaugural gala on January 17, 1993.

Detroit will celebrate the life of Aretha Franklin on Friday, August 31st at 10 a.m. EST. Over two dozen people -- including heads of state, a record mogul, and music legends of nearly every description -- will take the stage of the Greater Grace Temple to speak, sing and pray in honor of the gift that Franklin so readily shared with the world.