Franklin, Aretha, 1942-2018
Variant names
Americans
Biographical notes:
Aretha Louise Franklin, also known as, (b. March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee; d. August 16, 2018, Detroit, Michigan) was an American singer and songwriter. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but achieving only modest success.
Links to collections
Wilson, Flip. Flip. [Season 4, episode 10 : script].
HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
Franklin, Aretha, 1942-.... Somewhere.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Wexler, Jerry. Jerry Wexler collection, 1967-2004.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
C. L. Franklin Papers, 1957-1991, 1963-1984
Bentley Historical Library
Johnston, Bob, 1932-. Johnston, Bob, collection, [ca. 1950s-1980s]
University of Texas Libraries
Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Obama Inaugural Photograph Collection, 2009-197., 2009
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984. C. L. Franklin papers, 1957-1991 (bulk 1963-1984).
Bentley Historical Library
Johnston, Bob, collection 92-082., [ca. 1950s-1980s]
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Mich.). New Bethel Baptist Church records, 1979-1988.
Bentley Historical Library
Oldham, Spooner. Spooner Oldham Papers, 1966-2007, undated.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)
University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Mich.). New Bethel Baptist Church records, 1979-2002.
Bentley Historical Library
Atlantic Recording Corporation Records (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Library and Archives). Atlantic Recording Corporation Records, 1928-1990, undated.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
Wexler, Jerry. Jerry Wexler Papers, 1943-2004, undated.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
Duke Ellington recordings collection
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library
Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984. C. L. Franklin papers, 1957-1991 (bulk 1963-1984).
Bentley Historical Library
Related names in SNAC
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Cullen, Frank, 1936-
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Dodge, Joseph Jeffers
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Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984.
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Johnston, Bob, 1932-
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Johnston, Bob, 1932-.
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Kennerly, David Hume
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McNeely, Robert
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McNeilly, Donald, 1945-
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Naythons, Matthew
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Oldham, Spooner.
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Wexler, Jerry.
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Wexler, Jerry.
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American Museum of Vaudeville
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New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Mich.)
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Subjects:
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Occupations:
- Singers
- Gospel musicians
Places:
- TN, US
- MI, US
Variant Names
Franklin, Aretha (Aretha Louise), 1942-2018
Shanta Franklin, Aretha Louise, 1942-2018
Queen of Soul, 1942-2018