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2 days ago · Aretha Louise Franklin ( / əˈriːθə / 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]
Jun 17, 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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Aretha took this Ben E. King hit and tweaked the lines “There is a rose in Spanish Harlem, a red rose up in Spanish Harlem” to “There’s a rose in Black and Spanish Harlem, a rose in Black ...
5 hours ago · “Respect” is a song synonymous with Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul.” Released in 1967 by Atlantic Records, it became an anthem for women’s empowerment and a defining moment in American pop culture. However, the song’s journey began a few years earlier.
Jun 25, 2024 · Aretha Franklin discography. This discography documents the releases of albums and singles by Aretha Franklin. Widely regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling R&B female artists of all time. [1] Billboard ranks her as the 34th Greatest Artist of all time. [2]
Jun 11, 2024 · Aretha is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released on February 27, 1961, by Columbia Records. It features the Ray Bryant Combo. The album is Aretha's first release for Columbia, and is also known under its working title Right Now It's Aretha.
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5 days ago · Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Dec. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) On Oct. 22, 2015, I arrived at ...
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