VIDEO : Elton John On Aretha Franklin: ?The Greatest Soul Artist of All Time?

Elton John mourned the death of Aretha Franklin on Thursday in a reverent post on Instagram.
He praised Aretha Franklin and recalled her final performance last year.
John is a lifelong fan of American soul music and collaborated with Franklin on 1989?s ?Through the Storm".
Their collaboration is an ode to persistence that became a Hot 100 hit, reports RollingStones.