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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''', 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]].
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.