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Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, [2] to sharecroppers Willie and Rachel (née Pittman) Walker (1897-1988). [3] C. L. Franklin would recall that the only thing his father did for him was to teach him to salute when he returned from service in World War I in 1919.
While Franklin was pursuing her singing career and "hanging out with [friends]", her grandmother Rachel and sister Erma took turns raising her children. [133] Franklin would visit them often. [ 134 ] Her third child, Ted White Jr., was born to Franklin and her husband Theodore "Ted" White in February 1964 and is known professionally as Teddy ...
Barbara Siggers married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. The couple had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988). Prior to the marriage, Barbara had a son, Vaughn (1934–2002) from a previous relationship, whom Rev. Franklin adopted shortly after their marriage.
(The following post contains SPOILERS for the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect”) The new Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” shows the Queen of Soul grappling with fame, fortune, finding the ...
Aretha Franklin’s relationship with her family and husband are a key part of National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha” series — including her father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, a Baptist minister ...
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Franklin was born in Memphis, to Barbara (née Siggers) and Reverend C. L. Franklin. [3] The youngest of the minister's six children, she moved to Buffalo, New York, shortly after her birth. [4] Around 1946, the Franklin family settled in Detroit, [4] where Carolyn would begin singing at her father's New Bethel Baptist Church.
The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s ...