If soul music had a face it'd look like the singer behind major hits such as "Respect" and "I Say A Little Prayer," which have become classics in their own account over decades of success - success that has made Aretha Franklin's net worth worthy of being nicknamed Lady Soul.
The highest-charted female artist in R&B singles history with acclaimed albums like "Amazing Grace" and "Gifted & Black," Aretha Franklin's net worth is a reflection of more than five decades on charts, with one of the most gifted voices in the history of music, which she has used for a number of her own hits as well as beautiful covers of older classics.
Recently, ABC News reported that the Queen of Soul used Aretha Franklin's net worth and influences to organize a massive and beautiful memorial service dedicated to her father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, and as well as her brother, the Rev. Cecil Franklin.
Her father was a civil rights activist who died in 1984, while her brother Cecil managed her career for decades until his death in 1989.
Showing how Aretha Franklin's net worth is more than deserved, the "Natural Woman" singer saw hundreds gathering together to listen to Franklin's memorial to the two men, as last Sunday she sang at a Detroit church they were both ministers at for years, the New Bethel Baptist Church, where she also served a free buffet of soul food besides singing gospel, such as her own rendition of the song "The Old Ship of Zion," where people in the audience cried.
The last album that saw Aretha Franklin's net worth rise was "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics," released last fall, which saw her taking on new classic tunes from female artists like Sinead O'Connor, Adele, Alicia Keys and even fellow 60s diva Barbra Streisand.
Currently, Aretha Franklin's net worth stands at $60 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
