Aretha Franklin


  • Date of Birth: 25 March, 1942
  • Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  • Biography: Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as The Queen of Soul. Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B and gospel music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin No. 1 on its... Read more

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New York after breaking her ribs in a fall on Sunday. The Respect hit-maker was due to take to the stage for two free gigs in Brooklyn next Monday and Thursday, but the shows have been axed following a freak... ... Full Article

All hail the Queen of Soul! Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer whose influence knows no bounds and whose accolades would topple any mantel, is coming to Brooklyn. ... Full Article

New York, Jul 30 (PTI) Former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice took to the piano for a duet with ''Queen of Soul'' Aretha Franklin, for a charity gig. ... Full Article

Former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, took the stage with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Rice is no stranger to the stage. ... Full Article

It might be hard to top Aretha Franklin's last Washington performance, chilly as it was on Obama's inauguration day. But when the Queen of Soul steps onstage at Wolf Trap Thursday, the weather will bring the heat that her vocal... ... Full Article

Condoleezza Rice made a little bit of music together Tuesday night in Philadelphia in a pairing the Washington Post said had "a kind of goofy brilliance" -- brilliant enough to raise $582,000 for arts education and the Mann Center, the... ... Full Article

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