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Aretha Franklin died at Detroit home on Thursday

Aretha Franklin died at Detroit home on Thursday
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Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think" and her signature song, "Respect," died Thursday at age 76, said her representative, Gwendolyn Quinn.

The cause was advanced pancreatic cancer.

 

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