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Aretha Franklin Is Getting Married; Engaged To William ‘Willie’ Wilkerson

Photo of Aretha Franklin and fiance William 'Willie' Wilkerson
Singer Aretha Franklin, 69, and longtime partner William “Willie” Wilkerson are engaged to to be married.

The Grammy award-winning singer revealed to media that she and Wilkerson may perhaps be getting married sometime in the summer around June or July.
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Aretha Franklin In Good Condition After Surgery; No Performances Until May 2011


The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, 68, who had surgery on today for an illness, is doing good after surgery. The surgery in question will not be revealed, however the singer has canceled a number of performances at the request of her doctor.
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Thousands Request Aretha’s Bow Hat Worn At Obama’s Inaugural

Since Aretha Franklin sported the hat that had younger kids saying ‘what tha…,’ thousands of orders have been placed for the gray wool felt hat worn by the Queen of Soul during President Obama’s Inaugural ceremony on January 20th, 2009. Even though the singer says her singing wasn’t her best, it seems that her hat was an attention grabber. Read More »

Aretha Franklin sings at Barack Obama’s Inauguration


Aretha Franklin, 66, sings “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at the Presidential Inauguration of 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, January, 20, 2009.
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Aretha Franklin To Sing At Obama Inauguration; Releases Xmas CD

Music legend and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be performing at President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration in the Nation’s Capital on January 20, congressional leaders announced Wednesday.

The Jan. 20 event on the steps of the Capitol is expected to draw as many as four million visitors to see Obama take his noontime Oath according to sources.

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