Friends and fans pay tribute to Aretha Franklin

A teddy bear and shirt rest at a memorial for Aretha Franklin outside the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit on Friday.

Cecily McClellan, 66, of Detroit leaves flowers at an impromptu Aretha Franklin memorial site at New Bethel Baptist Church, in Detroit.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson talks to reporters about the life of Aretha Franklin in New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.

Pastor Robert Smith Jr. of New Bethel Baptist Church talks about the life and death of Aretha Franklin outside his church.

Robert Farnette of Detroit photographs a tribute to Aretha Franklin at the Fox Theatre on Thursday in Detroit.

Sennettra Allen, 66, of Detroit pays her respects by leaving a teddy bear at a makeshift memorial outside New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Aug. 16, 2018.

Eric Harris, 67, of Detroit reflects on the death of Aretha Franklin and how her music inspired him.

Shelia Laughlin, 58, of Detroit leaves New Bethel Baptist Church with her grandson, Khailon Turner, 5, after dropping off an obituary card for the late Aretha Franklin on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Detroit.

Carolyn Thompson of Detroit leaves a bouquet of flowers for Aretha Franklin at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.

At the Fillmore theater the word R-E-S-P-E-C-T, a tribute to one of Aretha Franklin's biggest hit songs, is displayed as a memorial to the singer's death Thursday in Detroit.

The marquee at the Fox Theater in Detroit honors Aretha Franklin.

People pass a tribute to Detroit’s Aretha Franklin at the Fox Theatre along Woodward on Thursday.

Rico Scott leaves flowers and expresses his love at the home where Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tenn. Franklin died early Thursday.

A man photographs the nameplate of singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in the Harlem section of New York. Franklin died in her home in Detroit at age 76 from pancreatic cancer.

The marquee at the Royal Oak Music Theatre celebrates the life of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Balloons hang in Aretha Franklin's honor on a street post at Aretha Franklin Way in Detroit, Thursday.

A sign in memory of Aretha Franklin is displayed at Cobo Center in Detroit, Thursday.

These are the Riverfront Towers where Aretha Franklin lived, August 16, 2018.

People gather at a makeshift memorial at the nameplate for singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater Thursday in New York.

People dance and sing at a makeshift memorial for singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in New York. Franklin died in her home in Detroit at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A man writes a message on a large portrait of singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater in New York City, Thursday.

Flowers and signs are placed on Aretha Franklin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Thursday in Los Angeles.