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- Honored as the " Queen of Soul ", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
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Aug 16, 2018 · The news that Aretha Franklin has died, aged 76, brings sorrow, reflection and a renewed realisation that the Queen of Soul’s reign was an extraordinary one.
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 ", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
Apr 3, 2014 · In 2014 Franklin underscored that point with Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, which reached No. 13 on the pop charts and No. 3 R&B. In February 2017, the 74-year-old Queen of...
Oct 7, 2024 · Aretha Franklin, American singer who defined the golden age of soul music of the 1960s. Known as the ‘Queen of Soul,’ she made hit songs such as ‘I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You),’ ‘Respect,’ and ‘Think.’. Learn more about Franklin’s life and career in this article.
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- Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Over 75 million copies of her albums have been sold. In 2005 Frankli...
- Although she was born in Memphis, Tennessee, Aretha Franklin spent most of her early years in Detroit, Michigan, with her mother, a gospel singer,...
- As a teen, Aretha Franklin sang in a junior gospel choir. She released a gospel album, The Gospel Sound of Aretha Franklin, in 1956, at age 14. In...
- Aretha Franklin was in the music business for nearly 60 years. Her enormous discography includes 38 studio albums and 6 live albums. Her most famou...
- Aretha Franklin died of advanced pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
- "Respect" (1967) Photo : Michael Ochs Archives/Getty. Aretha Franklin’s signature anthem is a commanding cover of Otis Redding’s 1965 rave-up that captured the spirit of the country on multiple levels – particularly the civil rights movement, with writer Phyl Garland calling Franklin’s “Respect” “the new Negro national anthem” in the October 1967 issue of Ebony.
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) Photo : Michael Ochs Archives/Getty. The title track of I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You was also the first song laid down by Franklin and her backing musicians during their very short January 1967 stint at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
- "Think" (1968) Photo : Michael Ochs Archives/Getty. On April 9, 1968, Franklin sang “Precious Lord” at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta. Six days later, she sat at the piano at the New York studios of Atlantic Records, pounding the piano and singing about freedom.
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) This Carole King and Gerry Goffin classic underlines the myth – sometimes celebrated, other times reductive – of Franklin as the epitome of earthy, “natural” womanhood.
Aug 16, 2018 · The daughter of famous preacher C.L. Franklin—nationally known for his soul-rocking sermons—Aretha honed her singing chops as a youngster, accompanying herself at the piano in her father’s ...
Aug 16, 2018 · From her ties to the US civil rights movement to the surprising story behind her best-known hit, Respect - Aretha not only sold Soul: She was there as America shaped its own. Here are five ways...
