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It was hard to say goodbye to the Queen of Soul in a funeral that ran hours pass schedule.  On Friday morning at his Detroit Church, Greater Grace Temple, Bishop Charles Ellis said from the start that is was not possible to do Aretha Franklin's funeral in a couple of hours. We all no why.  It would be  less than honorable to sprint through the homegoing  of "The People's Queen."  So, she had a marathon of a service that lasted 8 plus hours.  One would have had to literally take a vacation day to either attend or watch the celebration of life in it's entirety. While the who's who of entertainment filled the pulpit and front row seats at the service organizers opened up 1,000 seats to the public, who has started gathering at 2:00 a.m  Many stations that carried it dropped the broadcast after 3 or 4 hours, but those providing the live stream online were in it for the long haul so fans from around the world could have a part in giving the Queen o Soul ...

ATLANTA (Aug. 28, 2018) - The  Bounce  television network and the  Brown Sugar  streaming service are teaming up to  carry  Aretha Franklin's  farewell memorial service live this  Friday, Aug. 31 .   The funeral will take place at the Greater Grace Temple in Franklin's beloved hometown of Detroit.  Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, Ronald Isley, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters  and  Marvin Sapp  are among the 19 artists scheduled to perform  at the family-and-friends-only service.  Smokey Robinson , the  Rev. Jesse Jackson  and  Former President Bill Clinton  will be among the high-profile speakers.   Bounce and Brown Sugar will partner with Bounce's local Detroit affiliate,  WXYZ-TV ,for the special event, airing and streaming WXYZ's hometown coverage and commentary nationwide.   "Celebrating the Queen of...

Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar to Sing at Celebration of Life for Aretha Franklin The Clark Sisters, Jennifer Holliday, Vanessa Bell Armstrong & Others Also Set for Queen of Soul’s Homegoing (New York, NY – Aug. 23, 2018) –  Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters, Jennifer Holliday,  Tasha Cobbs-Leonard ,  Bishop Marvin Sapp The Williams Brothers, Vanessa Bell Armstrong , classical artist  Audrey DuBois Harris,  soprano  Alice McAllister Tillman , Franklin’s son  Edward Franklin,  the Aretha Franklin Orchestra  and the  Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir   are among the notable artists expected to perform in tribute to the late Queen of Soul,  Aretha Franklin , at her Celebration of Life, set for Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at the G...

#queenofsoul The funeral arrangements and the public viewing schedule  for music icon Aretha Franklin has been scheduled to take place over a 3-day period in Detroit, MI as follows: PUBLIC VIEWING Aretha Franklin’s Public Viewing and Funeral Services Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Event:  Aretha Franklin/Lay in State Location: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 PUBLIC VIEWING Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Event: Aretha Franklin/Lay in State Location: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201