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Aretha
Louise
Franklin,
(born March
25, 1942)
An American
singer,
songwriter,
and pianist.
She is known
to her fans
as the
"Queen of
Soul" and is
also
affectionately
called
"Sister
Ree". She is
renowned for
her soul
recordings
but is also
adept at
jazz, rock,
blues, pop
and gospel.
She is
widely
acclaimed
for her
passionate,
soulful
vocal style,
which is
aided by a
massive and
powerful
vocal range. |
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Franklin is
the second
most honored
female
singer in
Grammy
history
(after
Alison
Krauss). She
has won
twenty
Grammy
Awards,
which
includes the
Living
Legend
Grammy and
the Lifetime
Achievement
Grammy.
Aretha won
eight
consecutive
awards
between 1968
and 1975,
during which
time the
category of
Best Female
R&B Vocal
Performance
was
nicknamed
"The Aretha
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Franklin has had a
total of twenty
number-one singles
on the Billboard R&B
Singles Chart, two
of which became #1
hits on the
Billboard Hot 100 as
well: "Respect" in
the 1960s and her
1980s duet with
George Michael, "I
Knew You Were
Waiting (For Me)".
On 3 January 1987,
she became the first
female artist to be
inducted in the Rock
and Roll Hall of
Fame.
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