Brian McCollum, writing for the Detroit Free Press:
Aretha Franklin’s funeral is limited to invited guests — but the world will be able to watch.
The Friday service will be made available for viewing live online and on television, the Free Press has confirmed.
Aretha Franklin has passed away. She was 76.
Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers in any style, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76.
The cause was advanced pancreatic cancer, her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said.