Aretha Franklin Profile
| Full Name: | Aretha Franklin - Contact Aretha Franklin |
| Birth Name: | Aretha Louise Franklin |
| Famous As: | Soul and R&B singer |
| Date of Birth: | March 25, 1942 |
| Place of Birth: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Height: | 5' 5 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Relationships: | Ken Cunningham |
| Father: | Reverend Clarence L. Franklin (d. 1984) |
| Mother: | Barbara Franklin |
| Brother(s): | Cecil (minister, d. 1988), Vaugh (Air Force pilot) |
| Sister(s): | Carolyn (singer, b May 13, 1944 - d. 1988), Erma (singer, b. March 13, 1938 - d. Sept 7, 2002) |
| Spouse: | Ted White (1961 - 1969), Glynn Turman (actor, Apr 11, 1978 - 1984) |
| Son(s): | Clarence, Jr., Edward, Theodore White, Jr. (b. 1969), Kecalf |
| Claim to Fame: | Single Respect from album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) |
Aretha Franklin News
Yahoo! Singapore - Found 12 hours ago
Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the second of two 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York October 30, 2009. REUTERS/
Diva shows no slowing down - Arab Times
Explore AllReuters via Yahoo! - Found Mar. 20, 2010
NEW YORK (Billboard) As Aretha Franklin celebrates her 68th birthday this month, she shows no sign of slowing down.
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Yahoo! News
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Reuters India
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Yahoo! Asia
Explore AllReuters - Found Mar. 19, 2010
NEW YORK (Billboard) - As Aretha Franklin celebrates her 68th birthday this month, she shows no sign of slowing down.
Aretha Franklin Does "Own Thing" With New Album - ABC News
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Reuters
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Yahoo! Music
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album - Reuters Canada
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ReutersAssociated Content - Found Mar. 17, 2010
... however this there no doubt the 'Queen of Soul's' title belongs to the legendary Aretha Franklin.
USA Today - Found Mar. 15, 2010
... high-school musical videos circulating on YouTube suggest that her recent showstopping performance of Aretha Franklin's Think only hinted at...
'Idol' Top 12 to sing Rolling Stones songs - CNN
Idol Stones Night: Can You Get What You Want? - Time
Video: Bowersox on being ?Idol? frontrunner - MSNBC
In wide-open race, 12 'Idol' finalists hit unpredictable note - USA Today
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MTVReuters - Found Mar. 15, 2010
He had broad tastes. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Stones, lots of classical music, jazz, soul, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin.
Singer-Songwriter Dan Black Looks for U.S. Breakthrough - ABC News
Singer-songwriter Dan Black looks for U.S. breakthrough - Reuters
Dan Black Looks for U.S. Breakthrough - ABC News
Singer-songwriter Dan Black looks for U.S. breakthrough - Reuters
Explore AllTimes Online - Found Mar. 14, 2010
... punctuated the melodies with stabbing, gospel-like whoops and chants, that sounded as if they had come straight from an Aretha Franklin record.
Detroit News - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Paul has an extensive list of clients listed on his Web site, from Jesse Jackson to Aretha Franklin to Dr. Laura Schlessinger.
Kilpatrick to return for probation violation hearing - Detroit News
Laura Berman: Kilpatrick sets out to rehab image - Detroit News
Kwame Kilpatrick sets out to rehab his image - Detroit News
'The Reputation Doctor' describes six-point cure for Kwame ... - Michigan Live
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Detroit NewsFlorida Times-Union - Found 17 hours ago
Let's put those things aside and focus on Aretha Franklin's performance Friday night at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
Gawker - Found Mar. 9, 2010
Smithsonian today to donate her inaugural gown by Jason Wu to the museum's collection where it will not be upstage by Aretha Franklin 's hat.
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