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Aretha Franklin may have been born in Memphis, but Detroit is where she has called home since her formative years before landing a record deal at the age of 18.

From her seminal performance before a Detroit Lions NFL game to having a city street named for her, Aretha is 100% Detroit, through and through, as shown in the below pictures.

Aretha Franklin In Detroit: Pictures Of The Queen Of Soul In Her Hometown  was originally published on newsone.com