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Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin
Born
March 25, 1942 in Memphis, TN

Years Active:
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | Current

 
Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-'60s hits with Atlantic Records -- "Respect," "I Never Loved A Man," "Chain Of Fools," "Baby I Love You," "I Say A Little Prayer," "Think," "The House That Jack Built," and several others -- earned her the title "Lady Soul," which she has worn uncontested ever since. ...
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Selected Discography:
  Album Title Released Label Price
You Grow Closer



1998 Peacock/MCA $6.99
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Influences
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Formal Connections
Chris Botti

Performed Songs By
Berlin, Irving Babyface George Gershwin Lionel Hampton Carole King Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Paul McCartney & Wings Paul McCartney Paul Simon Luther Vandross Stevie Wonder Hoagy Carmichael & Friends Annie Lennox Marcus Miller Keith Richards Mick Jagger Burt Bacharach Phil Perry Michael Tilson Thomas Inez Andrews James Brown Jerry Butler Ray Charles The Rev. James Cleveland Sam Cooke John Denver Erroll Garner Marvin Gaye Edwin Hawkins The Edwin Hawkins Singers Walter Hawkins Isaac Hayes Lauryn Hill Billie Holiday Elton John B.B. King Willie Nelson & Leon Russell Willie Nelson Willie Nelson & Family Willie Nelson & Friends Willie Nelson & Ray Price Otis Redding Jimmy Reed Smokey Robinson Nina Simone Loudon Wainwright III Dinah Washington Nancy Wilson Donna Summer Cole Porter Mary J. Blige Bobby Womack Jermaine Dupri Carlene Carter George Harrison Earl Klugh Stephen Stills Clara Ward & The Ward Singers Teena Marie Robbie Robertson David Foster Ray Lynch Bernstein, Leonard Leonard Bernstein The Rev. James Cleveland & The Northen & Southern CA Choirs Of The G.M.W.A. Billie Holiday & Lester Young Kashif John Lennon Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Anthony Smith

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