Aretha Franklin Passes Away At 76: World Mourns The Death Of Queen Of Soul
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin passed away at the age of 76 due to advanced pancreatic cancer. She delivered her last performance at the Elton John AIDS Foundation party in New York last November, 201
Aretha
Franklin,
the
legendary
singer
famously
known
as
Queen
of
Soul
passed
away
on
Thursday,
(August
16,
2018),
at
the
age
of
76.
The
singer
took
her
last
breath
at
her
home
surrounded
by
friends
and
family,
according
to
a
statement
made
by
Franklin's
family
publicist
Gwendolyn
Quinn.
Advance
pancreatic
cancer
of
the
neuroendocrine
type
caused
Aretha's
death.
She
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
in
2010
and
delivered
her
last
performance
at
the
Elton
John
AIDS
Foundation
party
in
New
York
last
November,
2017.
Her
family
told
in
a
statement,
"In
one
of
the
darkest
moments
of
our
lives,
we
are
not
able
to
find
the
appropriate
words
to
express
the
pain
in
our
heart.
We
have
lost
the
matriarch
and
rock
of
our
family.
The
love
she
had
for
her
children,
grandchildren,
nieces,
nephews,
and
cousins
knew
no
bounds,".
"We
have
been
deeply
touched
by
the
incredible
outpouring
of
love
and
support
we
have
received
from
close
friends,
supporters
and
fans
all
around
the
world.
Thank
you
for
your
compassion
and
prayers.
We
have
felt
your
love
for
Aretha
and
it
brings
us
comfort
to
know
that
her
legacy
will
live
on.
As
we
grieve,
we
ask
that
you
respect
our
privacy
during
this
difficult
time.",
they
further
added.
At
the
peak
of
her
career
between
1967
and
1975,
Aretha
had
more
than
two
dozens
Top
40
hits.
She
was
the
first
woman
admitted
into
the
Rock
and
Roll
Hall
of
Fame
and
had
88
Billboard
chart
hits
during
the
rock
period.