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When Aretha was two, the family relocated to Buffalo, New York. [13] By the time Aretha turned five, C. L. Franklin had permanently relocated the family to Detroit, Michigan where he took over the pastorship of the New Bethel Baptist Church. [14] The Franklins had a troubled marriage due to Mr. Franklin's infidelities, and they separated in ...
Barbara Siggers married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. The couple had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988). Prior to the marriage, Barbara had a son, Vaughn (1934–2002) from a previous relationship, whom Rev. Franklin adopted shortly after their marriage.
Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, [2] to sharecroppers Willie and Rachel (née Pittman) Walker (1897-1988). [3] C. L. Franklin would recall that the only thing his father did for him was to teach him to salute when he returned from service in World War I in 1919.
Continuing the Franklin family legacy! Aretha Franklin’s 15-year-old granddaughter, Grace, auditioned for season 20 of American Idol. Paltrows! Levys! Kardashians! See Famous Celebrity Families ...
As the granddaughter of gospel icon Aretha Franklin, music runs in Grace Franklin's family. And in Sunday's season premiere of "American Idol," Grace, then 15, auditioned for the singing ...
Aretha’s oldest son Clarence Franklin, who was born when the singer was 12, has a disability, and lives under legal guardianship, reached a separate settlement regarding the estate and didn’t ...
Franklin appeared as one of Aretha's background singers in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers, [4] and was a backing vocalist on Paul King's 1987 album Joy. [ 5 ] Franklin died of metastatic breast cancer at Aretha's Scenic Court home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan , on April 25, 1988, [ 4 ] and – like other deceased family members – is ...
Ted White II believes papers dated in 2010 should mainly control the estate, while Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin favor a 2014 document. Aretha Franklin's sons battle over handwritten wills 5 ...