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. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar ...
A gifted singer and a talented pianist, Aretha first began performing by touring with her father’s traveling revival show. This early experience in gospel music helped her develop a powerful, ...
The Root on MSN: A peek inside Aretha Franklin’s 1990s Detroit mansion, in honor of her 84th birthday
A peek inside Aretha Franklin’s 1990s Detroit mansion, in honor of her 84th birthday
A gifted singer and a talented pianist, Aretha first began performing by touring with her father’s traveling revival show. This early experience in gospel music helped … ...
The New York Times: From 2018: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76
Aretha Louise Franklin (/ əˈriːθə / ə-REE-thə; – ) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Regarded as the " Queen of Soul ", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time. [3][4] As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L ...
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