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Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
Franklin's death certificate confirms that she died at 9:50 a.m., while also revealing that she will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit. TMZ notes that Rosa Parks is buried at the same ...
Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' has passed away at the age of 76.. According to a statement issued by the late-singer's family, Franklin died at her home in Detroit the morning of August 16 ...
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.
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.
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood ...
Curtis Montgomery was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Ethel Montgomery, and was adopted, with his sister Josephine Allen (died 2019), by Josie and William Ousley. [1] Curtis attended I.M. Terrell High School , and studied and performed music with schoolmate Ornette Coleman (1930–2015).
Aretha Franklin died in Detroit at age 76 on Thursday — 41 years to the day that Elvis Presley succumbed to a heart attack at his Memphis estate Graceland in 1977 at age 43.