Jennifer Hudson, singing at Aretha Franklin's funeral on Friday at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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A woman holds a banner during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC173F05A100 Leah Millis/REUTERS hide caption
Just like Aretha Franklin, the music at her funeral was uplifting and deeply rooted in gospel. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
An impromptu memorial for Aretha Franklin outside New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit — the same church where Franklin's father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career. Taken Aug. 19, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
A man listens to Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church where Aretha Franklin's late father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
A pink Cadillac outside the viewing of Aretha Franklin at the Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Fans of Aretha Franklin attend a viewing for the soul music legend at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday in Detroit. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
'She Was Our Queen': Fans Pay Their Final Respects To Aretha Franklin
On gospel recordings such as 1987's One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, Aretha Franklin captured something sacred in the sound of black life. Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin recording at Columbia Studios in 1962. Donaldson Collection/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin was in her element with comedians John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the set of The Blues Brothers. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs at the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C., in 2013. Franklin died on Thursday in Detroit. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on March 5, 1971. Robert Altman/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin, onstage at The Metropolitan Opera House on September 18, 2011. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs in Antibes, France in 1970. INA via Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs during the Mandela Day: A Celebration Concert July 2009 in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin sings with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center for Performing Arts in 2010. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin on The Andy Williams Show in 1969. Fred A. Sabine/NBC via Getty Images hide caption
Michael Eric Dyson (left) and Aretha Franklin at Franklin's birthday dinner in March 2011 in New York City. Monica Morgan/WireImage hide caption
'The Voice Of A Century': Michael Eric Dyson Looks Back On Aretha Franklin's Life
Aretha Franklin, pictured in 1968, has died. Known as the Queen of Soul, she recorded 17 top 10 singles. Express Newspapers/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin sings in the studio during during her early career at Columbia Records. Frank Driggs Collection/Getty Images hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall in February 2012 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption
World Cafe Pays Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption