Aretha Franklin

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Born: March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018
From: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Biography

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album with the same name. Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include "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)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards (out of 44 nominations), including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award. Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded the songwriter a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades". In 2020, Franklin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. .. Source: Article "Aretha Franklin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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60 films

The Blues Brothers

19807.7

Blues Brothers 2000

19985.3

The Magic Voices of Pop

20212.0

WHAM!

20237.3

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

19976.1

Led Zeppelin Played Here

20148.0

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

Aretha Franklin: The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968

19688.0

Muscle Shoals

20137.2

Women in Rock

19867.0

Amazing Grace

20187.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

20187.2

Aretha Franklin: Duets

19938.3

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

20176.7

The Apollo

20196.4

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

20206.9

Britney Spears: In the Zone

20037.2

VH1: Divas Live

19987.9

This Is Bob Hope...

20178.0

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

1988

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

20097.9

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

1998

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

20236.7

It's Black Entertainment

20028.7

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

20018.0

Aretha Franklin: Swing In '68

1968

Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years

20049.8

George Michael - Twenty Five

20067.3

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

20007.0

They All Came Out to Montreux

20237.0

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

19828.0

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

19986.5

Burt Bacharach at the BBC

2023

Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)

2019

Freedom : La Story de George Michael

2016

Aretha Franklin: Berns Salonger 1968

1968

Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

2017

Woody Allen Looks at 1967

19678.0

Queens of Soul at the BBC

20157.0

Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin på Berns

1968

Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris

19778.0

Queens Of Pop: Aretha Franklin

2011

Classic Soul at the BBC

20076.0

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers

2006

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

20047.4

American Dream: Detroit

2018

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

20104.7

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

2026

Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1985

19996.2

Sam Cooke: Legend

20037.1

Aretha Franklin: Respect

2018

Jazz at the White House

2016

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

1987

George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael

19998.7

Aretha Franklin, soul sister

20208.0

Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

20077.0

Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

200110.0