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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.
Dozens of Aretha’s successes have landed on the top five, the top ten and the top twenty of the pop music charts.
Dozens of Aretha’s successes have landed on the top five, the top ten and the top twenty of the pop music charts.
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]],