Aretha Franklin

A recent and handsome boxed set of five Aretha Franklin albums from the 70s is all the excuse William Dart needs to dedicate a half-hour to the undisputed and much missed Queen of Soul. Audio

William Dart's theme is survival, moving from Gloria Gaynor's disco anthem via tracks by Aretha Franklin, Anohni, and Elaine Stritch to the fine latest album by the 72-year-old Bonnie Raitt. Audio

William Dart in lockdown finds personal salvation in a number of live recordings: Louis Baker, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell and Of Montreal. And he ends with a tribute to the heartbeat of The… Audio

Charlotte joins Kathryn to mark three years since Aretha Franklin's death just as a new movie into her life is released. It's music award season: Waiata MÄori, Pacific, Silver Scroll and Aotearoa… Audio

A double album of Aretha Franklin's 1972 performance at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles became the highest-selling live gospel music recording of all time. It was also… Video, Audio

Host Trevor Reekie provides a brief eulogy to Aretha Franklin, the late Queen of Soul, an interview with Polish flamenco guitarist Miguel Czachowski from the band Indialucia and a new recording from… Audio

William Dart pays tribute to the recently departed Queen of Soul. Video, Audio

Featuring tracks from her teenage years at Columbia Records plus a selection of songs from her legendary run of albums for the Atlantic label, tonight's Nashville Babylon pays tribute to the one and… Audio

Just how prolific was Aretha Franklin's songs? We sent Zac Fleming and our cameraman Nick Monro out onto the streets of central Auckland to find out. Video, Audio

Of the musicians Rick Bryant has loved and studied the most, Aretha Franklin is at the top of the list. Video, Audio

Biographer Mark Bego met Aretha Franklin and interviewed her at her home in surburban Detroit for his book "The Queen of Soul". He spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio

Eighteen year old Jonathan Lee is a graduate student at Soulsville Foundation. He talked to Bridget Burke about Aretha's legacy. Video, Audio

Aretha Franklin's father was a pastor at Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church for more than three decades. Reverend Robert Smith is Pastor there now. He tells John Campbell Aretha loved the church… Video, Audio

She won 14 Grammys, sold 75 million records and gave people goose bumps whenever she sang. Aretha Franklin wasn't just a soul singer - she was the Queen of Soul. John Campbell reports. Video, Audio

She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; and Rolling Stone magazine ranked her as the Greatest Artist Of All Time. The panelists tell us their favourite… Audio

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Beloved soul singer Aretha Franklin has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 76. Video