


Aretha Franklin the 'Queen of Soul,' performs during the 'VH1 Divas 2001: The One and Only Aretha Franklin' tribute Tuesday, April 10, 2001, in New York. Franklin will be on hand as Michigan's first woman governor is sworn in next week. She is scheduled to scream and wail wildly in the manner which has long been embraced as entertaining and musical by those who have never heard cats fight or barnyard animals mate. (United Press International)
