Mourners line up early for Aretha Franklin viewing

Fans of Aretha Franklin attend a viewing for the soul music legend at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in Detroit. Franklin will lie in repose at the museum today and tomorrow for the public to pay their respects.

Fans of Aretha Franklin attend a viewing for the soul music legend in Detroit. Franklin’s funeral will be held Friday at Greater Grace Temple.

Fans of Aretha Franklin attend a viewing for the soul music legend at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in Detroit.

The casket of Aretha Franklin arrives at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit for public viewing.

People photograph the casket of Aretha Franklin as it arrives at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

A woman poses for a photo at an Aretha Franklin tribute at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where Franklin’s father was the longtime pastor and she got her start singing.

The casket of Aretha Franklin is removed from the vintage hearse that carried it to a public viewing in Detroit.

People begin to gather for the viewing of Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

People line up for the viewing of Aretha Franklin at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.