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
ABC Online - Found Jan. 7, 2009
He joins past Vanguard recipients Aretha Franklin, Prince, Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kramer.
NAACP Big-Ups Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Be - Bet.com
Image Awards nominees - Variety
Knowles, Hudson get Image Awards nod - The Times South Africa
Berry, Perry named Image Award show hosts - UPI
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Press of Atlantic CityABC News - Found Jan. 7, 2009
He joins past Vanguard recipients Aretha Franklin, Prince, Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kramer.
Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods - People
'Secret Life of Bees' tops Image noms - Hollywood Reporter
Jennifer Hudson Gets Some Image Love - E! Online
Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms - Washington Post
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The Sun NewsE! Online - Found Jan. 7, 2009
... a Jan. 18 concert headlined by Alicia Keys; a free show put on by Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center;
Forbes.com - Found Jan. 5, 2009
... catalog of more than 5,000 CDs, videos, and digital exclusive albums features material by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, the Doors, Chicago...
The Recording Academy® and Rhino Entertainment Team up to Release ... - Globe Investor
The Recording Academy® and Rhino Entertainment Team up to Release ... - Business Wire via Yahoo!
Explore AllMuzzle of Bees - Found Jan. 4, 2009
The Avett Brothers busted out a cover of Aretha Franklin?s ?(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman? during their New Year?s Eve show in
CBS News - Found Jan. 2, 2009
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2009, with performances by Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, James ...
Washington Post - Found Jan. 1, 2009
FREE Aretha Franklin and the Let Freedom Ring Choir Another towering historic figure is feted downtown when the Kennedy Center and Georgetown...
VOA News - Found Dec. 29, 2008
Aretha Franklin has been honored with 21 Grammy Awards, was the first woman to be inducted into the , and has been named the greatest singer...
Mojo - Found 1 hour ago
... play at Barack Obamaâ??s forthcoming inauguration ceremony on January 20. They will join Aretha Franklin and Bruce Springsteen - both...
'Led Zep are over'! (Or not?) - Entertainment Weekly Online
Led Zeppelin Are Finished! - MTV UK
Led Zeppelin will never reunite, says Jimmy Page's manager - Guardian Unlimited
Led Zeppelin to tour without Plant - TheStar.com.my
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Entertainment Weekly OnlineNetIndia123.com - Found 3 hours ago
... other music guests to perform at the 10 official Inaugural balls, including Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand and Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
Bruce Springsteen to play inaugural event - Hollywood Reporter
JAY-Z'S DC RAP ON I-DAY EVE - New York Post
Jay-Z to play concert on eve of Obama inauguration - Boston Globe
Report: Springsteen To Play Inaugural Event - Billboard
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