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Who Was Aretha Franklin? A gifted singer and pianist, Aretha Franklin toured with her father's traveling revival show and later visited New York, where she signed with Columbia Records.
Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone magazine twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. [3] [4]
Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Over 75 million copies of her albums have been sold. In 2005 Franklin received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for revolutionizing music and “helping to shape our Nation’s artistic and cultural heritage.”
Aretha Franklin. Actress: The Blues Brothers. Grammy-winning Queen of Soul and the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Barbara Vernice (Siggers) and C. L. Franklin, a Baptist minister, who preached at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit for over thirty years.
Aretha Franklin continued to record hit albums for the next 30 years, expanding her repertoire to encompass a vast spectrum of music — blues, gospel, R&B, jazz standards, and operatic arias. She was honored by her peers with 18 Grammy Awards and by her country with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer. She was called the "Queen of Soul". She was best known for her songs "Respect", "Think", "Chain of Fools", [1] and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman".
In 1987, singer Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone magazine twice named her as the greatest si...
Aretha Franklin, (born March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died Aug. 16, 2018, Detroit, Mich.), U.S. popular singer. Franklin’s family moved from Memphis to Detroit when she was two.
Aretha Franklin 1942 – Singer, songwriter. Birth of a Gospel Singer. Marriage of Gospel and Pop. Earning RESPECT. A Period of Decline. The Queen Is Still On. Selected works. Sources. When asked by Patricia Smith of the Boston Globe how she felt about being called the “ Queen of Soul, ” Aretha Franklin ’ s reply was characterized by ...