Aretha Franklin Remembered: Brian Wilson, Cat Power, Missy Elliott, and More Pay Tribute

16.08.2018 Comment Views: 33

Aretha Franklin, May 1969 (Fred A. Sabine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank through Getty Images)

Tributes proceed to pour out for Aretha Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer today (August 16) on the age of 76. Christina Aguilera tweeted, “Aretha was such a timeless inspiration to me and so many others, the ultimate queen, thank you for the gift of your voice, music and unshakeable soul ??.” Former Attorney General Eric Holder known as Franklin “an American icon who defined this nation’s music,” writing, “Through her unparalleled gift and hard work she spoke for people too often without their own voice. She—and her artistry—were gifts to us from God.” See their tweets, in addition to remembrances from Missy Elliott, Q-Tip, Cat Power, Questlove, Common, Nas, and others, beneath.

Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of Aretha Franklin’s 1970 document Spirit in the Dark, and find more on Aretha Franklin and her legacy here.