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3 days ago · In March 1969, Franklin was unanimously voted winner of Académie du Jazz's R&B award, Prix Otis Redding, for her albums Lady Soul, Aretha Now, and Aretha in Paris. [71] That year, Franklin was the subject of a criminal impersonation scheme.
2 days ago · 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]
Sep 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.
Sep 9, 2024 · What is the song about? What events in her life helped in its creation? And what classic comedy movie gave the song, and Aretha herself, a boost more than a decade after it was recorded? It’s...
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Sep 19, 2024 · 60's 70's RnB Soul Groove - Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Luther Vandross-----------------------------------------------------------...
Sep 19, 2024 · If in the 1950s Charles was the first to secularize pure gospel songs, that transformation realized its full flowering in the work of Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” who, after six years of notable work on Columbia Records, began her glorious reign in 1967 with her first hits for Atlantic Records—“I Never Loved a Man ...
Sep 9, 2024 · The Grand Oshkosh continues its season kickoff with a fiery tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, on September 28.
