From her legendary live shows to meetings with former U.S. presidents to hanging out backstage with Oprah.
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When it comes to Aretha Franklin, the cliches are all true: She was larger than life.
Her voice was the centerpiece of any room it floated through.
She was able to succeed through multiple seismic shifts in music without losing her center.

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