The Queen of Soul's son was severely beaten last night. <!--more-->

Aretha Franklin's son was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit, the singing legend's spokeswoman said Tuesday (September 21).

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HALLE BERRY PLAYING THE QUEEN OF SOUL?

It goes without saying that Kanye West, who celebrated a birthday yesterday, is one of hip-hop’s greatest producers.

soul (Middle English, from Old English sawol) – 1. the animating and vital principle in human beings, credited with the faculties of thought, actions and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity. 2. a sense of ethnic pride among African-Americans, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion and music.

With the increasing number of films aimed towards black audiences in the early 1970s, filmmakers realized that they couldn’t turn to Henry Mancini to provide the musical backdrops for these movies.

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The Queen Of Soul has canceled a second concert. Promoters have to offer refunds to all ticket holders. <!--more-->

68 Years ago today the Queen of Soul was born in Memphis Tennessee as Aretha Louis Franklin.  The soul, Jazz and Gospel afficionado was ranked #1 in Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest singers of all time.

Check out Aretha Franklin’s new Snickers commercial to see who you could become. Maybe it’s Aretha Franklin. Maybe it’s Liza Minnelli. Maybe you’ll just have to watch.

Here's my First Lady Video/Song of the day. Soul Train Line Dancing to Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady". This is Soul Train Week. All week long videos from Soul Train. <!--more-->