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The most captivating photos of Aretha Franklin you've probably never seen

By EW Staff August 23, 2018 at 01:00 PM EDT
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The Queen of Soul, long may she reign

Aretha Franklin
Credit: Heilemann/Camera Press/Redux

From her gospel beginnings in the early ’50s to her 2014 cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” Aretha Franklin — who died Aug. 16 at 76 — wowed audiences with the power of her incomparably intense and instantly recognizable mezzo-soprano. Ahead, we look back at some of her most captivating performance and behind-the-scenes photos.

Pictured: Franklin in New York's Central Park in 1968.

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Posing for a portrait circa 1970

Queen Of Soul Portrait
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Singing ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ at Madison Square Garden in 1968

Aretha Franklin THE QUEEN OF SOUL
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Backstage before a performance at Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey, in 1969

Aretha Franklin
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With Stevie Wonder during a BET Honors dinner at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 2012

BET Honors 2012 - Pre-Honors Dinner
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Photo session with Art Kane in 1967

"Halo" photo session by Art Kane,
Credit: Art Kane

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Posing for a portrait in 1973

Portrait Of Aretha Franklin
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Posing for a portrait in Los Angeles in 1980

Aretha Franklin Portrait Session
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Holding a copy of her album Soul ’69 in the Atlantic Records studios in New York in 1969

Queen Of Soul Holding Her "Soul '69" Album
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In the studio with Jerry Jemmott, Spooner Oldham, Tommy Cogbill, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins, and Arif Mardin in 1968

Aretha Franklin Atlantic Sessions
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Performing with Mariah Carey for VH1 Divas Live in 1998

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View of the Apollo Theater in New York in 1971

Aretha Franklin
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Credit: (c) 1968 Paul McCartney. Photographer: Linda McCartney

To read more on Aretha Franklin’s legacy, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.

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    1 of 13 The Queen of Soul, long may she reign
    2 of 13 Posing for a portrait circa 1970
    3 of 13 Singing ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ at Madison Square Garden in 1968
    4 of 13 Backstage before a performance at Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey, in 1969
    5 of 13 With Stevie Wonder during a BET Honors dinner at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 2012
    6 of 13 Photo session with Art Kane in 1967
    7 of 13 Posing for a portrait in 1973
    8 of 13 Posing for a portrait in Los Angeles in 1980
    9 of 13 Holding a copy of her album Soul ’69 in the Atlantic Records studios in New York in 1969
    10 of 13 In the studio with Jerry Jemmott, Spooner Oldham, Tommy Cogbill, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins, and Arif Mardin in 1968
    11 of 13 Performing with Mariah Carey for VH1 Divas Live in 1998
    12 of 13 View of the Apollo Theater in New York in 1971
    13 of 13 EW's tribute issue

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