Ron Isley Sings For Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Ron Isley Sings performs an emotional version of "HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW" at Aretha Franklin's Home Going Celebration! Aretha Franklin was laid to rest Friday following a funeral in Detroit, the city she called home for most of her life. The iconic singer received nearly every major award one could receive during her lifetime. That included being the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts and 18 Grammys. Franklin was transported to the service by the same 1940 Cadillac LaSalle that carried including Rosa Parks and Franklin’s father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin. Friday’s funeral follows several days of tributes, including a Thursday evening concert and a public viewing at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Franklin had been dressed in four different outfits throughout the week, according to the Associated Press. She will be laid to rest wearing a full-length gold dress with sequined heels.