But now, Aretha Franklin's $8M tax debt is paid ... Amy Winehouse's parents inherited her estate, while her ex-husband got nothing. Heath Ledger had a will, but it was five years old.

Aretha Franklin famously sung of love and heartbreak ... Aretha poses with first husband Ted White in 1961 (Image: Michael Ochs Archives) Harbouring ambitions to become a famous pop singer ...

When Aretha Franklin died, the clip that was shared ... The song was born when Carole King and former husband and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin were walking down Broadway one day.

With the death of Aretha Franklin, the world has lost perhaps the greatest singer of our age. Or if you share the view of music magazine Rolling Stone - simply the greatest of all time.

The definitive female soul singer of the '60s, a symbol of black pride, and one of the most influential voices in the history of popular music, Aretha Franklin ... her husband/manager is abusive.