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Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B and Gospel music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin #1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Franklin is one of the most honored artists by the Grammy Awards, with 18 Grammys to date, which include the Living Legend Grammy and the Lifetime Achievement Grammy. She has scored a total of 20 #1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, one of which also became her first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967). "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987), a duet with George Michael, became her second #1 on the latter chart. Since 1961, Franklin has scored a total of 45 "Top 40" hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1987, Franklin became the first female artist to be entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Franklin was the only featured singer at the 2009 Presidential inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama.

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Discography

  • A Bit of Soul
  • Jump to It
  • One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (disc 2)
  • Respect
  • Amazing Grace (disc 2)
  • What You See Is What You Sweat
  • Aretha Franklin Sings Standards
  • Hall of Fame
  • Two Classic Albums From Aretha Franklin: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging / Soft and Beautiful
  • The Electrifying Aretha Franklin 1962
  • The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging 1962
  • Soul Sister 1966
  • I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 1967-03-10
  • Aretha Arrives 1967-08-04
  • Lady Soul 1968-01-22
  • Aretha Now 1968-06-14
  • Soul '69 1969
  • Sweet Bitter Love 1970-01-01
  • This Girl's in Love With You 1970-01-15
  • Spirit in the Dark 1970-08-24
  • Amazing Grace (disc 1) 1972
  • Young, Gifted and Black 1972-01-24
  • Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) 1973
  • Let Me In Your Life 1974
  • With Everything I Feel in Me 1974
  • You 1975-10-16
  • Aretha 1980-10-25
  • Love All the Hurt Away 1981
  • Get It Right 1983
  • Aretha's Jazz 1984
  • Who's Zoomin' Who? 1985
  • Aretha 1986
  • Through the Storm 1989
  • Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington 1995
  • I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 1995
  • Lady Soul 1995-06-20
  • A Rose Is Still a Rose 1998-03-24
  • So Damn Happy 2003-09-16
  • Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets With the Queen 2007
  • This Christmas 2008-10-14

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