Aretha Louise Franklin (born Rose".

Franklin's other popular and originally from Shelby,

March 25, 1942) is an American well known hits include "Rock Mississippi, while her mother was
singer and songwriter. Franklin Steady", "Jump to It", "Freeway of an accomplished piano player and
began her career as a child singing Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who", vocalist. Alongside Franklin, her
gospel at New Bethel Baptist "Chain Of Fools", "I Knew You parents had three other children
Church in Detroit, where her father, Were Waiting (For Me)" (with while both C. L. and Barbara had
C. L. Franklin, was minister. In George Michael), and a remake of children from outside their
1960, at the age of 18, she The Rolling Stones song "Jumpin' marriage. The family relocated to
embarked on a secular career, Jack Flash". Buffalo, New York when Franklin
recording for Columbia Records was two. Before her fifth birthday,
but only achieving modest success. Franklin has won a total of 18 C. L. Franklin permanently
Grammy Awards and is one of the relocated the family to Detroit,
Following her signing to Atlantic best-selling musical artists of all Michigan where he took over the
Records in 1967, Franklin achieved time, having sold over 75 million pastorship of New Bethel Baptist
commercial acclaim and success records worldwide. Franklin has Church. Franklin's parents had a
with songs such as "Respect", been honored throughout her career troubled marriage due to stories of
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A including a 1987 induction into the C. L. Franklin's philandering and in
Natural Woman", "Spanish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1948, they separated, with Barbara
Harlem" and which she became relocating back to Buffalo with her
"Think". By the the first female son, Vaughn, from a previous
end of the performer to be relationship.
1960s decade inducted. She was
she had gained inducted to the UK Contrary to popular notion,
the title "The Music Hall of Fame Franklin's mother did not abandon
Queen of in 2005. In August her children; not only would
Soul". Franklin 2012, Franklin was Franklin recall seeing her mother in
eventually inducted into the Buffalo during the summer,
recorded a total GMA Gospel Music Barbara also frequently visited her
of 112 charted Hall of Fame. children in Detroit. Franklin's
singles on Franklin is listed in at mother died on March 7, 1952,
Billboard, least two all-time before Franklin's tenth birthday.
including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top lists on Rolling Stone magazine, Several women, including
ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries including the 100 Greatest Artists Franklin's grandmother Rachel, and
and twenty number-one R&B of All Time; and the 100 Greatest Mahalia Jackson took turns helping
singles, becoming the most charted Singers of All Time. with the children at the Franklin
female artist in the chart's history.
Franklin also recorded acclaimed Early life
albums such as I Never Loved a
Man the Way I Love You, Lady Franklin's
Soul, Young, Gifted and Black and birthplace at
Amazing Grace before 406 Lucy Ave.
experiencing problems with her in Memphis,
record company by the mid-1970s. Tennessee.
After her father was shot in 1979, Aretha Louise
Franklin left Atlantic and signed Franklin was
with Arista Records, finding born in
success with her part in the film The Memphis,
Blues Brothers and with the albums Tennessee, to
Jump to It and Who's Zoomin' Barbara (née
Who?. In 1998, Franklin won Siggers) and
international acclaim for singing Clarence
the opera aria "Nessun dorma", at LaVaughn "C.
the Grammys of that year replacing L." Franklin.
Luciano Pavarotti. Later that same Her father was
year, she scored her final Top 40 an itinerant
recording with "A Rose Is Still a preacher