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Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.
Jun 24, 2021 · Aretha Franklin's mother Barbara Siggers Franklin - played by Audra McDonald in Respect - died at a very young age, but she was instrumental in encouraging the future soul singer's talent.
Aug 13, 2021 · Barbara (Siggers) Franklin. Aretha’s mother was a piano player and singer who inspired her daughter. She married C.L. in 1936; she had a son, Vaughn, from a previous relationship,...
Jan 23, 2023 · Born in Memphis, Tenn., on March 25, 1942, to Barbara Siggers and Reverend C.L. Franklin, Aretha Louise Franklin and her family moved to Buffalo, N.Y., briefly before settling down in Detroit, Mich.
Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, to Barbara (née Siggers) and Clarence LaVaughn "C. L." Franklin. She was delivered at her family's home located at 406 Lucy Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee .
Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.
Jan 10, 2023 · According to iconic gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, Aretha's mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, was one of the finest gospel singers in the United States and an accomplished piano player in her own right.
Aug 16, 2018 · Her mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, who had a child from a previous relationship, left the family when Aretha was 6 years old. Many characterized her leaving as abandonment, but Franklin...
Mar 18, 2021 · Her mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, was a highly regarded gospel singer. The family moved to Buffalo, New York, from Memphis and then to Detroit, where her father became pastor of New Bethel...
Mar 28, 2016 · Franklin, his wife, Barbara Siggers, and their four children—Erma, Cecil, Carolyn, and Aretha—lived in a parsonage house on East Boston Boulevard, among black professionals and businesspeople.
