Home Aretha Franklin gravely ill. Singer hospitalized in Detroit, Michigan surrounded by family and friends.<br>(Photos by Noam Galai/Getty Images, Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Aretha Franklin gravely ill. Singer hospitalized in Detroit, Michigan surrounded by family and friends.<br>(Photos by Noam Galai/Getty Images, Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin gravely ill. Singer hospitalized in Detroit, Michigan surrounded by family and friends.
(Photos by Noam Galai/Getty Images, Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Director Tyler Perry (R) presents singer Aretha Franklin the Vanguard Award onstage during the 39th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.<br>(Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)