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Trump Remembers Aretha Franklin As Someone Who Once Worked For Him

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Thu, Aug 16th, 2018

At a cabinet meeting, Trump didn’t remember Aretha Franklin for her strength as an artist or as a civil rights leader. Trump had to point out that Franklin once worked for him.

‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at home in Detroit aged 76

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Thu, Aug 16th, 2018

Aretha Franklin, the preacher’s daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning “Queen of Soul” with such hit songs as “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” died on Thursday at the age of 76, officials said.