Aretha Franklin's The Iconic Singer: The Queen Of Soul

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When Aretha Franklin steps on stage, the audience may be expecting her most recent rendition of RESPECT. But not at Harvard. The iconic singer was there to receive an honorary doctorate degree. In total, according to Business Insider, the Queen of Soul holds more than 12 honorary degrees. To count a few, she has a Doctorate of Music and Arts from Princeton. Another one from the University of Pennsylvania, too. In 2010, she received an honorary degree from Yale University, one from Berklee College of Music in 2006, another from New England Conservatory of Music in 1995, and one from University of Michigan in 1987. A different honorary doctorate degree was granted to her by the Wayne State University. It was in 1990 that she received the honorary