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- Aretha Franklin performed a set of standards at the Village Vanguard in New York City. It was her first performance outside the gospel music scene.
- Aretha Franklin made her first appearance on the television program “American Bandstand” on August 2, 1962, performing “Don't Cry Baby” and “Try a Little Tenderness.”
- Aretha Franklin's “A Natural Woman” jumped from No. 70 to No. 38 on the chart.
- Aretha Franklin's recording of "I Say a Little Prayer" was certified gold.
- “Freeway of Love” by Aretha Franklin was at No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart.
- The television documentary Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul was broadcast on PBS.
- The US Internal Revenue Service placed a lien on Aretha Franklin's home over $600,000 in unpaid taxes.
- Aretha Franklin received the Lady of Soul Award for lifetime achievement at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
- Aretha Franklin told Billboard.com that there was a possibility her life story could appear on Broadway. She said she would like to see a dramatic musical and felt the timing was right, especially following the success of “Jersey Boys”. The Broadway project ultimately did not happen.
- After a 90-minute hearing, a US federal judge granted Aretha Franklin an emergency injunction preventing the premiere of the film Amazing Grace that evening at the Telluride Film Festival. Franklin objected to the use of footage from her 1972 concert in Los Angeles in the film. After her death in 2018, her family arranged for the film's release, and Amazing Grace was released worldwide on April 5, 2019.
- Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul" and one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, died in Detroit at the age of 76 from pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. During her career, she had 20 No. 1 hits on the Billboard R&B chart, 45 Billboard Top 40 hits and won 18 Grammy Awards.
- Aretha Franklin's funeral was held at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. Performers included Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Ronald Isley, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill, Fantasia and Yolanda Adams.