DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Gospel Queen Shirley Caesar, a pastor from Durham, and Soul Queen Aretha Franklin are two legends who were best friends. Their relationship spans more than 50 years. "Aretha and ...

Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo was laid to rest Saturday at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Virginia, where music legend Stevie Wonder performed in tribute to the influential artist, ...

A Detroit church swelled with gospel music on Friday for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to clap and sing ahead of tributes to the Queen of Soul by former U.S. President ...

In death, as in life, Whitney Houston brought the music of the black church to the world. Houston’s funeral — a nearly four-hour ceremony her family called a “home-going” — was punctuated by spirited ...

Aretha Franklin's funeral service on Friday in Detroit was an extraordinary occasion by every measure as family, friends, civil rights activists, preachers, and a former president celebrated the Queen ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Thousands of people celebrated the life of MaLinda Sapp, wife of Gospel star Marvin Sapp, on Thursday in Grandville. The "Homegoing Service" for Sapp, 43, who died of colon cancer last ...

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Albertina Walker was a Grammy award-winning singer whose career spanned six decades. Gospel music filled a South Side church for several hours as those who knew and loved Walker paid their final ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) -- The funeral of Nancy Reagan took place on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her husband's presidential library in Simi Valley, California. Here's a look at ABC's Diane Sawyer ...

LITTLETON, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina funeral director has been indicted on 10 sexual offenses involving children. The Daily Herald of Roanoke Rapids reports ...