Aretha Franklin famously sung of love and heartbreak, but away from the music her personal life was every bit as stormy. The brilliant soul singer, who died today aged 76 and was renowned as one ...

They would babysit so I could get out occasionally.” How Early Motherhood Led Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin to a 'Life of Silent Suffering' A few years later, she gave birth to her second son ...

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements deserves his comeuppance.” Aretha Franklin passed away at the age ...