Band: solo performer
Position: vocals/piano
Died: Aug. 16
Cause of death: pancreatic cancer
Age: 76
Distinction: Known as the "Queen of Soul," she had No. 1 hits with "Respect" (1967) and "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" with George Michael (1987). The rest of her Top 10 hits were: "Chain of Fools" (No. 2, 1967), "Spanish Harlem" (No. 2, 1971), "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gong to Do)" (No. 3, 1973), "Freeway of Love" (No. 3, 1983), "Baby I Love You" (No. 4, 1967), "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (No. 5, 1967), "Day Dreaming" (No. 5, 1972), "The House That Jack Built" (No. 6, 1968), "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (No. 6, 1970), "Think" (No, 7, 1967), "Who's Zoomin' Who" (No. 7, 1983), "You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (No. 8, 1967), "I've Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (No. 9, 1967), "Rock Steady" (No. 9, 1971) and "I Say a Little Prayer" (No. 10, 1968). She famously performed "Think" in The Blues Brothers movie (1980). Franklin was the first women inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
