Aretha Franklin Set To Play DTE Thursday

Franklin: 'I'm Bringing All The Good Stuff'

DETROIT – Aretha Franklin is ready to take the stage Thursday night for her concert at DTE Music Theatre.

The Queen of Soul is promoting her new album, "Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love," which was released in April.

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When asked if the title track was written for someone in mind Aretha said, "Yes. Oh, yes. But, no names please."

Franklin told Local 4's Carmen Harlan, "I'll be singing all the hits. You'll hear Respect, Think, Freeway. I'm bringing all the good stuff. We've got 2 sets of dancers. We have showgirls that game directly from Brazil."

"Plus," Franklin said, "I'll give you a little hint. You'll be seeing something that you usually only see on the 4th of July."

The music legend underwent surgery in early December in Detroit for an undisclosed ailment. Since then, she's lost more than 80 pounds. Franklin says the weight loss was because of a change in diet and exercise.

She canceled several performances last year because of illness.

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