DETROIT – Detroit could soon become home to a significant cultural landmark honoring some of America’s most legendary music icons, including the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
LaMont Robinson, founder and CEO of the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Foundation, announced on Thursday (Aug. 28) a proposed project for Hart Plaza: a life-sized statue of Franklin surrounded by the National Music Walk of Fame.
The Walk of Fame will celebrate influential artists from all musical genres — including rock, R&B, blues, gospel, hip-hop, country, and jazz — with engraved plaques embedded in the plaza…