'Way More' Than The 'Queen Of Soul': Aretha Franklin's Stepdaughter Remembers Growing Up With Icon

TONIGHT, FAMILY MEMBERS ARE REACTING TO THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SOUL, ARETHA FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN'S TALENT, TENACITY, AND GRACIOUSNESS TOUCHED MANY LIVES. BRENDA WATERS SAT DOWN WITH HER STEPDAUGHTER TODAY TO SHARE HER MEMORIES. Reporter: ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE QUEEN OF SOUL SING FOR PRESIDENTS AND ROYALTY AND BEFRIENDED HIGH-PROFILE LEADERS. HERE SHE IS SINGING AT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION IN 2009. SHE WAS MORE THAN THE QUEEN OF SOUL. Reporter: ARETHA FRANKLIN WAS STEPHANIE TERMAN'S STEPMOTHER. WHEN SHE AND MY DAD BEGAN DATING, WE WERE ALL FAMILY. Reporter: ACTOR GLENN TERMAN WAS MARRIED TO FRANKLIN FROM 1978 UNTIL 1984. HE AND STEPHANIE SAW THE SINGER EARLIER THIS WEEK AT HER DETROIT HOME FOR THE LAST TIME. I GOT TO SAY GOODBYE AND TELL HER WHAT A GREAT STEPMOTHER SHE WAS TO MY BROTHERS AND I. THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME. Reporter: STEPHANIE WAS A TEENAGER WHEN HER FATHER MARRIED FRANKLIN. SHE AND HER TWO BROTHERS ALL LIVED TOGETHER IN CALIFORNIA. ONE TIME SHE AND MY FATHER GOT HIS AND HER BICYCLES. THEY DECIDED THEY WERE GOING TO RIDE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. WE LIVED IN ENCINO, CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME. THE JACKSON'S WERE OUR NEIGHBORS. WE COULD RIDE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES AND SEE JUST ABOUT ANY CELEBRITY. Reporter: OFTEN TIMES, AFTER THE BIKE RIDES, THE FAMILY WOULD POSE FOR PICTURES. STEPHANIE SHARED THESE WITH ME. I GOT A CHANCE TO LIVE WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST ICONS IN THE WORLD. SHE WAS MY STEPMOTHER. SHE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES. Reporter: COMING UP, WE VISIT A SIDE OF FRANKLIN IF YOU GOT TO SEE AS STEPHANIE SHARES SOME FUNNY MOMENTS AND HER FAVORITE

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Length: 2min 20sec (140 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 16 2018