Aretha Franklin (1942–2018)
Forfatter af Aretha: From These Roots
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Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1942. She began singing in the choir of her father's church and soon became a star soloist. Her first studio album, Aretha, was released in 1961. She recorded albums for five decades. Some of her songs included I Never Loved a Man vis mere (the Way I Love You), Think, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, and Respect. She received 19 Grammy Awards including a lifetime achievement award in 1994. In 1987, she was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She died from advanced pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace 11 eksemplarer
Young, Gifted and Black 10 eksemplarer
Spirit in the Dark [sound recording] 7 eksemplarer
Arethas Gold 5 eksemplarer
Unforgettable 4 eksemplarer
You Grow Closer 3 eksemplarer
Natural Woman 2 eksemplarer
Aretha Franklin - The legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968 - DVD - 42' (2000) 2 eksemplarer
100 Hits Legends 2 eksemplarer
Aretha Gospel 2 eksemplarer
Precious Lord 2 eksemplarer
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves 2 eksemplarer
This Girl's in Love With You 2 eksemplarer
Ultimate Christmas 2 eksemplarer
The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues (Audio CD) 2 eksemplarer
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits 1 eksemplar
From The Heart 1 eksemplar
The Age of Aretha 1 eksemplar
Sings Standards 1 eksemplar
Spanish Harlem 1 eksemplar
Black on White: Great R & B Covers 1 eksemplar
Aretha Franklin - The Queen Of Soul (4 CD) 1 eksemplar
Today I Sing The Blues [Stereo] (1969, Columbia) 1 eksemplar
So Damn Happy 1 eksemplar
Nina Simone & Aretha Franklin CD2 (Audio CD) 1 eksemplar
Greatest Hits : 1980-1994 1 eksemplar
The Electrifying Aretha Frankln 1 eksemplar
A Rose is Still a Rose 1 eksemplar
In a Jazzy Mood 1 eksemplar
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) 1 eksemplar
aretha franklin live satisfaction 1 eksemplar
Respect: Aretha's Influences and Inspiration 1 eksemplar
The Very Best of Aretha Franklin - The 60's 1 eksemplar
The very best of Aretha Franklin. The 60's 1 eksemplar
Joy to the World 1 eksemplar
Laughing On the Outside (Expanded Edition) 1 eksemplar
Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Trio 1 eksemplar
Respect & Other Hits 1 eksemplar
Rhythm & blues. 1967 1 eksemplar
Gospel Soul Of 1 eksemplar
The Scrambled States of America... and More Stories to Celebrate Our Country (Scholastic Video Collection) 1 eksemplar
Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1 eksemplar
Until You Come Back To Me 1 eksemplar
The woman in me (Music CD) 1 eksemplar
...aretha franklin (disk 036) 1 eksemplar
Aretha Franklin - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) 1 eksemplar
The Age of Aretha by Aretha Franklin 1 eksemplar
Uptown Saturday Night 1 eksemplar
Aretha Franklin - The Great American Songbook 1 eksemplar
Legends Of Soul - The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding by Various Artists (2005) Audio CD 1 eksemplar
Unforgettable - A Tribute To Dinah Washington 1 eksemplar
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Queen of Soul - The Very Best of Aretha Franklin 1 eksemplar
The First Lady Of Soul - 30 Greatest Hits 1 eksemplar
Live at Fillmore West 1 eksemplar
Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994 1 eksemplar
The very best of Aretha Franklin. The '70s 1 eksemplar
The Definitive Soul Collection 1 eksemplar
Gimme Your Love 1 eksemplar
Do Right Man - Do Right Woman 1 eksemplar
Early Years 1 eksemplar
Queen in Waiting: Columbia Years 1960-1965 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2001) — Introduktion — 310 eksemplarer
Tapestry Revisited [sound recording] : a tribute to Carole King (1995) — Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
Flower Power: Time of the Season — Bidragyder — 5 eksemplarer
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin and More Stories for Young Musicians [Videorecording] (2011) — Singer — 3 eksemplarer
The Columbia Sound: A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits [1968 Sound Recording Album] (1968) — Artist, nogle udgaver — 1 eksemplar
Sounds of the Season — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
American Masters: Aretha Franklin : Queen of Soul [1988 TV episode] (1989) — Fortæller — 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Franklin, Aretha Louise
- Andre navne
- "The Queen of Soul"
- Fødselsdato
- 1942-03-25
- Dødsdag
- 2018-08-16
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Dødssted
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Bopæl
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Erhverv
- singer-songwriter
pianist - Relationer
- Houston, Whitney (goddaughter)
Hammond, John (agent -#1) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- National Medal of Arts (1999)
Kennedy Center Honors (1994)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005)
Pulitzer Prize (Special Citation, 2019)
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by Joseph Morella and Patricia Barey. What makes it atypical is that though I like her music, I did not own a single album of hers prior to my starting to read this book. I purchased Amazing Grace, described by the author as "probably the best gospel album ever."
Aretha Franklin came to my attention on AM "Top 40" radio with her 1970 fairly minor hit "Don't Play That Song For Me." Later I came to listen to airplay of "Respect", the song after which this book is named, and her brilliant though overplayed cover of Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Her cover turned a folk ballad, essentially, into a gospel song. I barely heard her music until the late 1980's, I think 1988, with her hit "Freeway of Love."
The book is definitely not a hagiography, as many of this mold tend to be. Other Goodreads commentators consider the book to be harshly critical of her. I do not find this, at all, to be the case. I find it a candid and thorough biography, making clear that she is a giant in her genius and contribution to the world of music, while not always perfectly consistent. But who's is? Some people consider the coverage of her life virtual scandal-mongering. To my mind, she comes out quite a bit better than other popular musicians and show business types.
The author, David Ritz, was engaged as her collaborator for an autobiograpy. That autobiography came out in 1999, as Aretha: From These Roots by Aretha Franklin and David Ritz. David Ritz had, in fact, withdrawn as a collaborator when Aretha edited out the non-hagiographic personal materials. What remains is a frank portrait of her life that is, on balance, quite complimentary. The book is not the fairy-tale the subject would have preferred. But those who have a serious interest in an important historical figure and star should read the book, an easy "five stars."… (mere)