Aretha Franklin dresses up for auction

Dresses and accessories worn on stage by Aretha Franklin will be going up for auction in November.

More than 30 dresses and accessories worn on stage by Aretha Franklin are going up for auction.

Franklin, referred to as The Queen of Soul, died at age 76 in Detroit on August 16.

Julien's Auctions says the items include a red sequined dress Franklin wore at Radio City Music Hall in 1991, a knit jacket she appeared in with President Bill Clinton at the National Medal of Arts ceremony in 1999 and a denim jacket given to crew members of The Blues Brothers.

The items will go on display between November 5 and 9 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York.

The auction will take place in person and online on November 10 as part of a two-day Icons & Idols: Rock-N-Roll at the Hard Rock.


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