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.
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. ..
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Filmography (Movies)
WHAM!
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Release Date:27/06/2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
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Release Date:16/06/2023
Burt Bacharach at the BBC
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Release Date:08/04/2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Release Date:19/11/2022
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
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Release Date:13/06/2022
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
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Release Date:09/09/2020
Aretha Franklin, soul sister
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Release Date:04/09/2020
Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
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Release Date:23/11/2019
The Apollo
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Release Date:24/04/2019
Aretha Franklin: Respect
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Release Date:18/08/2018
American Dream: Detroit
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Release Date:01/05/2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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Release Date:30/03/2018
This Is Bob Hope...
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Release Date:29/12/2017
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
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Release Date:23/11/2017
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Release Date:19/04/2017
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
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Release Date:30/12/2016
Jazz at the White House
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Release Date:30/04/2016
Queens of Soul at the BBC
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Release Date:27/05/2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
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Release Date:11/10/2014
Muscle Shoals
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Release Date:16/08/2013
Queens Of Pop: Aretha Franklin
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Release Date:18/07/2011
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
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Release Date:15/06/2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
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Release Date:29/11/2009
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
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Release Date:02/05/2007
Classic Soul at the BBC
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Release Date:05/04/2007
George Michael - Twenty Five
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Release Date:13/11/2006
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
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Release Date:15/07/2006
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
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Release Date:24/08/2004
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
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Release Date:27/04/2004
Britney Spears: In the Zone
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Release Date:17/11/2003
Sam Cooke: Legend
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Release Date:17/06/2003
It's Black Entertainment
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Release Date:08/02/2002
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
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Release Date:10/12/2001
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
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Release Date:10/04/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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Release Date:22/02/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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Release Date:22/02/2001
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
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Release Date:06/06/2000
George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
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Release Date:11/05/1999
Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1985
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Release Date:06/04/1999
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
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Release Date:08/09/1998
VH1: Divas Live
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Release Date:14/04/1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
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Release Date:15/02/1998
Blues Brothers 2000
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Release Date:06/02/1998
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
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Release Date:01/11/1997
Aretha Franklin: Duets
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Release Date:09/05/1993
Night of 100 Stars III
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Release Date:21/05/1990
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
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Release Date:22/08/1988
WrestleMania III (Duplicated)
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Release Date:29/03/1987
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
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Release Date:01/01/1987
Women in Rock
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Release Date:01/01/1986
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
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Release Date:12/05/1982
The Blues Brothers
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Release Date:16/06/1980
Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris
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Release Date:28/11/1977
Aretha Franklin: The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968
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Release Date:30/06/1968
Aretha Franklin: Swing In '68
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Release Date:16/05/1968
Aretha Franklin: Berns Salonger 1968
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Release Date:08/05/1968
Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin på Berns
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Release Date:01/01/1968
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
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Release Date:29/12/1967
Television Appearances
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
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Mr. McMahon
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Stax: Soulsville USA
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Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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Deal or No Deal
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Murphy Brown
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WWF Wrestling Challenge
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Champs-Elysées
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Solid Gold
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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Saturday Night Live
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The Midnight Special
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The Flip Wilson Show
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Shindig!
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The Hollywood Palace
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Kraft Music Hall
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The Oscars
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