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Songs of Faith is the first live album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released in 1965 by Checker Records. [3] The album was recorded in 1956 by J-V-B Records at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, when Franklin was aged 14.
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Feb 8, 2019 · Songs Of Faith was recorded live in 1956 at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, when she was just 14 years old. It stands as the earliest showcase of her vocal preeminence and her...
According to the sleeve notes of the 2019 Geffen restoration of Songs Of Faith: Aretha Gospel, these earliest recordings of Aretha Franklin were recorded in 1956 and originally released on shellac as Never Grow Old / You Grow Closer (1956) and Precious Lord (1959). They were later compiled with four unreleased performances by Chess subsidiary ...
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In 1965, Checker Records released Songs of Faith, featuring the five tracks from the 1956 Spirituals album, with the addition of four previously unreleased recordings. Aretha was only 14 when Songs of Faith was recorded. During this time, Franklin would occasionally travel with the Soul Stirrers.
Mar 25, 2019 · She was 14 years old in 1956 when these songs were captured, which is sufficiently impressive, but she had begun singing in church at the age of nine, which is something else entirely.
- Caryn Rose
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Feb 25, 2019 · In 1956, when the album’s tracks were recorded at New Bethel Baptist Church, Aretha Franklin was a 14-year-old gospel singing sensation. She performed, accompanying herself on piano, as the opening act for her celebrated father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, whose recorded sermons were million-sellers.
Aug 16, 2018 · 1956 - Franklin releases her first album, a gospel collection called "Songs of Faith," recorded at her father's church when she was 14. 1961 - Franklin marries her manager, Ted White. Their...
