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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Aug 16

    Aretha Franklin, ‘Queen of Soul’ who transformed American music, dies at 76, AP reportshttps://usat.ly/2OIcvhE 

    7:11 AM - 16 Aug 2018
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      1. DavaStarr‏ @DavaStarr Aug 16
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        RIP Aretha Franklin truly the Queen of Soul

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      1. Rori  🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @roriIZfunny Aug 16
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        Rest in Heavenly peace Queen Aretha! 😢😭💔💕💖💔🌷🌷🌷🌻🌻🌻🌼🌼🌼🌻🌼❤💯 #ArethaFranklin #QueenOfSoulpic.twitter.com/CPiksep3Gt

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      1. memehoward‏ @memehoward Aug 16
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        Rest in internal peace Queen Aretha 😍

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      1. Chris Emmanuel‏ @256Chrisemma Aug 16
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        We shall miss your big heart and love for humanity @ArethaFranklin . #RIPArethaFranklin #SilentNoise #Lgbt

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      1. VAN  🍀‏ @ValNixon Aug 16
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        RIP Aretha. Thanks for the decades of great music #RipArethaFranklin

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      1. Annice McEwan‏ @AnniceMcEwan Aug 16
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        😐 @mrwagner25 @srrichey

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      1. Bane Riff‏ @BaneRiff Aug 16
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        Without music, life is a journey through a desert! :-)

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      1. Jim Van Dyke‏ @76_Jim Aug 16
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        #RIPAretha sad day 😢

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      1. My fellow Americans‏ @sarenJP12 Aug 16
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        American treasure. She will be enjoyed for eternity.

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      1. Alex‏ @Richl562 Aug 16
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        R.I.P. Aretha Franklin. The queen of soul, who could sing 8 octaves. No one could sing better. Ever. A diva in the best sense of the word.

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      1. Carolyn Smith‏ @Mscarolyn23 Aug 16
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        Earth’s loss is heaven’s gain. Now she’s singing with the angels in glory. There’ll never be another like her.

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      1. Joanne Coppedge‏ @CoppedgeJoanne Aug 16
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        Ah we love you so much Aretha.

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      1. Troller Pablo  👋🏽 🔊 💯‏ @playboy_0385 Aug 16
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        RIP Aretha Franklin 😔🙏🏽

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      1. J. L. Praver‏ @Steddyboys Aug 16
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        RIP Ms. Franklin. Your music was and still is an inspiration. Thank you for your gift to us all.

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      1. J. Costina Oduegwu‏ @CostinaJ Aug 16
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        Sad

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      1. Trumpista Granny‏ @estocker8 Aug 16
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        Thanks for the memories! RIP

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      1. Tracey Del Vecchio‏ @tracey_dv Aug 16
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        One of the best!

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      1. suvaland‏ @SSutherland2000 Aug 16
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        R.I.P Aretha. One of the most talented singers to ever live. Rest well Soul Queen.

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      1. Mark Kelemen‏ @MarkKelemen3 Aug 16
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        RESPECT RIP

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