Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

#1948
BIRTHDAY
Mar 25, 1942 March 25
BIRTHPLACE
Memphis TN
DEATH DATE
Aug 16, 2024 (age 76)
BIRTH SIGN

About

Queen of Soul who released the immortal hits "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Respect." She won more than fifteen Grammy Awards, one of which was due to her 75 million record sales.

Trivia

She was the godmother of recording artist Whitney Houston.

Before Fame

She started singing at her father's church after her mother's death and launched her solo career when she was eighteen.

Family Life

She married Ted White in 1962; after their divorce in 1969, she married Glynn Turman on April 11, 1978. She had four sons named Edward, Ted, Clarence and Kecalf.

Associated With

In October 2014, she released a popular cover of the Adele song "Rolling in the Deep."

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