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Singer/Song writer Aretha Franklin performs during Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 20, 2009. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign released the head of state's official Spotify playlist, including songs by No Doubt, Wilco and Aretha Franklin.
DETROIT, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. recording star Aretha Franklin, 69, says she and her fiance, William "Willie" Wilkerson, have canceled their wedding plans.
DETROIT, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Aretha Franklin's fiance, Willie Wilkerson, is a 64-year-old retired fireman the soul singer has known more than 25 years, the Detroit Free Press said.
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DETROIT, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Soul music icon Aretha Franklin, 69, says she plans to marry William Wilkerson this summer, possibly aboard a yacht in Miami Beach.
STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Ralph MacDonald, the composer of "Where is the Love" and "Just the Two of Us," died Sunday in Connecticut at the age of 67, his family announced.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Major cities across the United States kicked off the holiday season -- and the holiday shopping season -- Thursday with Thanksgiving Day parades.
LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people attended an auction Saturday in Livonia, Mich., to bid on clothing items once belonging to soul queen Aretha Franklin.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Aretha Franklin surprised a crowd at Cleveland's State Theater by showing up for a special encore performance at a tribute concert honoring her.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington will mark a "long-awaited moment in our nation's history," a memorial official says.
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