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[[Image:Aretha_Franklin.jpg|right|thumb|Aretha Franklin]]
[[Image:Aretha_Franklin.jpg|right|thumb|Aretha Franklin]]
'''Aretha Louise Franklin''', the daughter of a [[minister]], was born in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] on 25 March 1942. At seven years of age the family moved to [[Detroit]] where Aretha sang at her father’s [[church]].
'''Aretha Louise Franklin''' (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was born in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], the daughter of a [[minister]]. At seven years of age the family moved to [[Detroit]] where Aretha sang at her father’s [[church]].
As a teenager she was signed to a recording contract by Columbia Records, where nine releases in five years had limited success with the exception of “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” in 1961.
As a teenager she was signed to a recording contract by Columbia Records, where nine releases in five years had limited success with the exception of “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” in 1961.
No other female recording [[artist]] has landed on the top 100 singles chart more than Aretha Franklin. Starting in 1961 and ending in 1990, Aretha’s Columbia, Atlantic and Arista recordings charted 72 times.
No other female recording [[artist]] has landed on the top 100 singles chart more than Aretha Franklin. Starting in 1961 and ending in 1990, Aretha’s Columbia, Atlantic and Arista recordings charted 72 times.
Winning eighteen [[Grammy award]]s, Aretha Franklin in 1987 became the first female to be inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by [[President]] [[William Clinton|Clinton]],
Winning eighteen [[Grammy award]]s, Aretha Franklin in 1987 became the first female to be inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by [[President]] [[William Clinton|Clinton]], the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[George W. Bush]] and was inducted into the [[United Kingdom]] Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2007 Aretha Franklin was inducted into the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]].
the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[George Bush|Bush]] and was inducted into the [[United Kingdom]] Hall of Fame in 2005.
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