ALL-STAR LINEUP TO SING, SPEAK AT ARETHA FRANKLIN FUNERAL
Aug 24, 2018
By Bob Komsic
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Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, music mogul Clive Davis, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, and Bill Clinton will be among those to perform and speak at the Queen of Soul’s funeral in Detroit, August 31.
The service will be held at Greater Grace Temple and reflect Franklin’s strong gospel roots.
She began singing as a child at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit where he father was a minister.
Clinton and Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer August 16, were longtime friends.
She sang at both of the U.S. president’s inaugurations.