Aretha Franklin
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Born: March 25, 1942 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died: August 16, 2018 (aged 76)
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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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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Late Show with David Letterman
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Saturday Night Live
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Oscars
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WWF Wrestling Challenge
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Champs-Elysées
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Solid Gold
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Kraft Music Hall
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The Midnight Special
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Flip Wilson Show
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Shindig!
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The Hollywood Palace
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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Mr. McMahon
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning
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Deal or No Deal
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The Magic Voices of Pop
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Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music
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Amazing Grace
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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WHAM!
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
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The Apollo
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Stax: Soulsville USA
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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Led Zeppelin Played Here
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Muscle Shoals
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The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
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Night of 100 Stars III
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
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Women in Rock
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Britney Spears: In the Zone
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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VH1: Divas Live
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Aretha Franklin: Duets
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
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VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
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This Is Bob Hope...
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
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The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
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Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
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Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
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Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
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Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
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George Michael - Twenty Five
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Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris
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Sam Cooke: Legend
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Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
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Burt Bacharach at the BBC
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American Dream: Detroit
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
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James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
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Aretha Franklin: The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968
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George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
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Aretha Franklin, soul sister
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Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
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Queens of Soul at the BBC
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Jazz at the White House
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Freedom : La Story de George Michael
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Classic Soul at the BBC
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Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1985
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Woody Allen Looks at 1967
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Aretha Franklin: Swing In '68
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Queens Of Pop: Aretha Franklin
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Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
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Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin på Berns
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