VIDEO : Aretha Franklin Gravely Ill, Visited By Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson

According to a report by Reuters, legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin has fallen gravely ill, and has been visited at her Detroit-area home by fellow recording artist Stevie Wonder, US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and her ex-husband Glynn Turman. At the age of 76, Franklin became known as the 'Queen of Soul' in a career that has spanned over 50 years. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn said that Franklin is currently under hospice care at her home, but dexlined to discuss Franklin's ailment.