Over a hundred pink Cadillacs are expected to line the route to Aretha Franklin’s funeral and stand honor guard along Seven Mile outside of the church. The tribute is a nod to the Queen of Soul’s hit “Freeway of Love.”
Approximately two dozen singers will perform at the public memorial and private funeral for the diva. Cadillac owners who drive to Detroit to participate will be invited to attend the funeral. Police officers normally line patrol cars and mounted forces outside the church.
The church’s pastor, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, came up with the idea. The minister’s wife, Crisette Ellis, owns a pink Cadillac.
“He said, ‘Wouldn’t it be awesome to have some pink Cadillacs to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin and her legacy and all that she’s done and all that she’s meant to so many around the world?’,” Crisette Ellis told The Detroit News.
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