David Nezelek
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TyronneAretha Franklin The Queen of Soul
February 9th 2008 20:20
Aretha Franklin
She was the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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She was born in Memphis Tennessee, on March 25, 1942. She sang in her father's church choir in Detroit. Her father, The Reverend C. L. Franklin, had a radio show that was broadcast across the nation.
Her first record deal was at the age of 14, with Checker Records. She was seventeen when she had her first child.
Aretha Franklin
In 1960 she signed with Columbia Records, switiching in 1966 to Atlantic. It was with Atlantic in 1967 when Aretha sang “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” that she made the charts, and then released "Respect", written by Otis Redding, for which she won her first of eighteen Grammy's. YouTube
After she demanded “Respect” ithat same year she followed with “Baby I Love You”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, and “Chain of Fools”.
Ray Charles said she is “one of the greatest I've heard any time. “
Aretha Franklin
Janis Joplin said she is “the best chick singer since Billie Holiday.”
Aretha & The Blues Brothers
There is a really nice home video, shaky camera and all, of Aretha and family recording “Aint No Way”, written by her sister, Carol. YouTube
In 1986 she sung a version of “Jumpin' Jack Flash” produced by Keith Richards. Youtube Here, Whoopi Goldberg does an intro from her movie of the same name, then becomes part of the recording session as a back up singer, then a quick, funny imitation of Mick Jagger while the musicians rock on....
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In 1999 her autobiography was released, “From These Roots”, but most readers felt as if she had left too much of her personal life out of the story. Publisher's Weekly said, in part,
“The strength of this memoir, whose coauthor has collaborated on books by Marvin, Gaye, Etta James, Smokey Robinson and Atlantic Records owner Jerry Wexler, lies in Franklin's candid discussion of her craft, song selection and various peers. She's not shy about settling old scores with those she believes have dismissed her in print, including Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples and Cissy Houston. But she remain emotionally remote when talking about herself, reserving her real passion of r her music.”
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In a 2000 Ebony Magazine interview, Mary J. Blige talked about her album featuring a duet with Aretha and also Elton John. The album features songs in which Blige teams up with some of the icons “The artists who were on it – I didn't think all of those people would come out for me. The Aretha Franklins and the Elton Johns. They didn't have to do it. It surprised me. It shocked me that Aretha would want to be on my project because I'm just a little girl compared to the time she's had in the music business. It made me really happy. I was like 'gosh!' I must be really reflecting something positive from the inner for those people to want to be on my album. "
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Aretha was born March 25, 1942 in the town of Memphis, Tennessee. In 2005 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2006 she won her eighteenth Grammy for the song “A House Is Not a Home”.
The Queen of Soul
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