Detroit street now known as Aretha Franklin Way

The Queen of Soul is now king of the road.

Surrounded by fans, the legendary singer had a city street named after her Thursday evening. A section of Madison, between Brush and Witherell, is now known as Aretha Franklin Way.

Franklin, 75, admitted to being a bit emotional about the honor.

“I knew I would get weepy when I got down here,” she said to an audience gathered at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, minutes before the sign reveal.

She thanked the Detroit City Council for the honor, which she called magnificent.

“Every time I come down here, I want to see it,” she said. “I’m gonna dance down it. Thank you.”

Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Franklin moved with her family to Detroit in 1946 when her father, C.L. Franklin, became pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church.

Franklin reflected on her early years performing in Detroit at the Flame Show Bar on John R. and the 20 Grand on 14th Street.

“Detroit has been with me ever since,” she said. “They were with me when no one else knew who I was and I’ve been with them every step of the way.”

The street-naming kicked off four days of events for the inaugural Detroit Music Weekend, designed to showcase the city, its artists and the entertainment district.

Franklin is the centerpiece of the weekend.

Detroit council President Brenda Jones read a proclamation Thursday detailing…

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