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
Reuters - Found Nov. 23, 2009
22 Madonna January 29 Creed February 5 Muse February 12 '46664 Mandela Celebration' 2009 with Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder...
Live Music Lives on VH1 on Fridays with New 'Friday Night Alright' ... - Houston Chronicle
Live Music Lives on VH1 on Fridays with New 'Friday Night Alright' ... - San Antonio Business Journal
Live Music Lives on VH1 on Fridays with New 'Friday Night Alright' ... - Sys-Con Media
Live Music Lives on VH1 on Fridays with New 'Friday Night Alright' ... - Interest!ALERT
Explore AllChicago Tribune - Found Nov. 23, 2009
Birthday party: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Aretha Franklin, Kid Rock and Stevie Wonder headlined Saturday's Motown 50 Golden Gala in Detroit...
Motown honors 50th anniversary - Washington Times
Motown Records caps 50th anniversary with gala - China Post
Stars mark Motown's 50th birthday - MSN UK
Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala - TV 7 & 4
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MSN UKSacramento Bee - Found Nov. 22, 2009
DETROIT -- Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin and Kid Rock - not to mention Motown's original kid, Stevie Wonder - are in ...
Motown caps 50th anniversary with gala - MSNBC
Detroit honors Motown's 50th anniversary - UPI
Stars mark Motown's 50th birthday - Channel 4 News
Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, ... - Chicago Tribune
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CBS 4 DenverMinneapolis Star Tribune - Found Nov. 21, 2009
... set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet...
Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala - USA Today
Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, ... - 640 Toronto
Motown marks 50th anniversary - News24.com
Motown 50th Anniversary Celebration - WWJ Newsradio 950
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Fox 5 Atlanta WAGATimes Online - Found Nov. 20, 2009
In between, acts ranging from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin to Lou Reed, have received his professional attentions, their...
Daily Beast - Found Nov. 20, 2009
... possible pick up where Winfrey left off is as absurd as calling Alicia Keys the Queen of Soul while Aretha Franklin still walks the earth.
American Idol - Found Nov. 19, 2009
She did, after all, win the American Idol title in 2002 by tackling everyone from Aretha Franklin to Céline Dion.
Baby, You Got a Stew Goin'! - Found Nov. 17, 2009
Sound Rhythm Section in the late 60?s, and worked as a session guitarist for Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and many more.
NewsBusters.org blogs - Found Nov. 13, 2009
America has changed....Obama is inaugurated. Aretha Franklin wears a big hat. Obama signs stimulus package to jump-start the economy. It?s big.
CBS News - Found Nov. 12, 2009
... the sax sounds of King Curtis, Junior Walker, Sil Austin and Boots Randolph - and by the voice of Aretha Franklin, with whom he later recorded.
Clarence Clemons keeps rockin' with raw willpower - Seattle Times
Clarence Clemons keeps rockin' with raw willpower - Boston Globe
Badlands, Good Times: E Street?s Clarence Clemons fights pain with ... - Amherst Daily News
Clarence Clemons keeps rockin' with raw willpower - Yahoo! Music
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