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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 · Tragically, Barbara Franklin died of a heart attack on March 7, 1952. She was just 34 years-old. 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.
- Tom Eames
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. Her father had become a Baptist circuit preacher by the age of 18 , and in Detroit, he worked as a minister at New Bethel Baptist Church, writes ...
- Marina Manoukian
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.
Her best-known hits include "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "I Say a Little Prayer", "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "S...
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. Barbara Siggers was born in Shelby, Mississippi in 1917 (per The Sun ).
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.
