Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit, aged 76. The former president, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, released the following statement celebrating her musical achievements, and her iconic role in American life: Statement from the Obamas on Aretha Franklin: “In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect.” pic.twitter.com/SSStbjZ6Ox — David Mack (@davidmackau) August 16, 2018 The former president also posted this photographic tribute to Franklin on Twitter: Aretha helped define the American experience.

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