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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018).

Statements about Aretha Franklin

Mother

Barbara Siggers Franklin

Sex or Gender

Discography

Aretha Franklin Discography

Occupation

Record Producer

Date of Birth

3/25/1942

Voice Type

Instance Of

Place of Birth

Image

Family Name

Father

Award Received

44 items

National Medal of Arts

(1999)

: 1999

Presidential Medal of Freedom

(2005)

:

: 2005

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1994)

: 1994

Grammy Legend Award

(1991)

: 1991

MusiCares Person of the Year

(2008)

: 2008

Gospel Music Hall of Fame

(2012)

: 2012

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

(1967)

: 1967

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1967)

: 1967

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1968)

: 1968

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1969)

: 1969

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1970)

: 1970

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1971)

: 1971

Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

(1972)

:

: 1972

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1972)

:

Young, Gifted and Black

: 1972

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1973)

: 1973

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1974)

: 1974

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1976)

: 1976

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1977)

: 1977

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1981)

: 1981

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album

(1983)

:

: 1983

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1984)

: 1984

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1985)

: 1985

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1986)

: 1986

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1987)

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1987)

:

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1987)

:

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

(1988)

:

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

: 1988

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1993)

:

Arthur Rubinstein

:

: 1993

Kennedy Center Honors

(1994)

: 1994

Grammy Hall of Fame

(1997)

: 1997

NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award

(1997)

:

: 1997

Grammy Hall of Fame

(1998)

:

: 1998

Grammy Hall of Fame

(1998)

:

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

: 1998

Grammy Hall of Fame

(2000)

: 2000

Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

(2003)

: 2003

Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

(2005)

: 2005

Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

(2007)

:

: 2007

Grammy Hall of Fame

(2008)

:

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

: 2008

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame

(2001)

: 2001

Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

(2019)

: 2019

Honorary Doctor of Harvard University

(2014)

: 2014

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Honorary Doctor of Yale University

(5/23/2010)

: 5/23/2010

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

(1987)

: 1987

Given Name

:1

:2

Member of Political Party

Democratic Party

Genre

Rhythm and Blues

Number of Children

4

Ethnic Group

African Americans

Spouse

(4/11/1978 - 2/7/1984)

Place of Marriage

:

: 4/11/1978

: 2/7/1984

(1961 - 1969)

: 1961

: 1969

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Influenced By

11 items

Ella Fitzgerald

Mahalia Jackson

Dinah Washington

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Residence

Record Label

Atlantic Records

Columbia Records

Warner Music Group

Official Website

https://www.arethafranklin.net/

Educated At

Northern High School

Instrument

Nominated For

53 items

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1967)

: 1967

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

(1967)

: 1967

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

(1967)

: 1967

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1968)

: 1968

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

(1968)

: 1968

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1969)

: 1969

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1970)

: 1970

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1971)

: 1971

Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

(1972)

:

: 1972

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1972)

:

Young, Gifted and Black

: 1972

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

(1972)

: 1972

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1973)

: 1973

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1974)

: 1974

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1976)

: 1976

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1977)

: 1977

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1980)

: 1980

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1981)

: 1981

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1982)

: 1982

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1983)

: 1983

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album

(1983)

:

: 1983

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1983)

:

: 1983

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1984)

: 1984

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1985)

: 1985

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1985)

: 1985

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist

(1986)

: 1986

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1986)

: 1986

MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video

(1986)

: 1986

Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album – Group or Band

(1987)

:

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1987)

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1987)

:

: 1987

MTV Video Music Award for Best Video From a Film

(1987)

: 1987

Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

(1988)

:

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

: 1988

Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album – Solo

(1988)

:

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

: 1988

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1989)

:

Through the Storm

: 1989

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1989)

: 1989

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1991)

:

What You See Is What You Sweat

: 1991

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1991)

: 1991

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1993)

: 1993

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1994)

: 1994

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

(1998)

:

A Rose Is Still a Rose

: 1998

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(1998)

:

A Rose Is Still a Rose

: 1998

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(1999)

: 1999

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

(2003)

:

: 2003

Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

(2003)

: 2003

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

(2004)

: 2004

Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female

(2004)

:

: 2004

Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

(2005)

: 2005

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song

(2006)

: 2006

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

(2006)

: 2006

Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

(2007)

: 2007

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

(2008)

: 2008

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

(2008)

: 2008

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

(2010)

: 2010

Sibling

Carolyn Franklin

Field of Work

Music Composing

Piano Performance

Date of Death

8/16/2018

Place of Death

Name in Native Language

Aretha Louise Franklin

Nickname

Queen of soul

Start of Work Period

1956

End of Work Period

2017

Cause of Death

Pancreatic Cancer

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Manner of Death

Religion or Worldview

Country of Citizenship

Described by Source

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Notable Black American Women

Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians

Native Language

Has Works in the Collection

Museum of Modern Art

Significant Event

Aretha Franklin Concert

(6/12/1971)

:

: 6/12/1971

Owner Of

Student Of

Brooks Alexander

Place of Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery

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