Aretha Franklin and Clive Davis walk the red carpet before the Kennedy Center Honors and before she got President Obama’s eyes sweating. Jennifer Hudson, who is playing the singer in the upcoming film ...

NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Aretha Franklin was in the mood for celebrating, and not just because she had a birthday party. "Good news, we're ready to sign for the movie," Franklin said Thursday night ...

A gifted singer and a talented pianist, Aretha first began performing by touring with her father’s traveling revival show. This early experience in gospel music helped her develop a powerful, ...

All hail the Queen of Soul! In celebration of iconic songstress Aretha Franklin, on what would have been her 79th birthday, the two acclaimed actresses portraying her in upcoming biopics are honoring ...

There are few things in this country as widely beloved—and maligned—as ranch dressing. Some might be tempted to think of it as the Caesar’s mullet-haircut-sporting cousin. But ranch is far more ...