Aretha Franklin: 18 major events in the singer's life – Chicago

A timeline of major events in the life and work of Aretha Franklin: March 1942 — Aretha Franklin is born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her father, a prominent Baptist minister with gospel-music connections, would move the family briefly to Buffalo before settling in Detroit when Aretha was 2. She would call the city home for most […]

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Aretha Franklin: 18 major events in the singer's life – Chicago

Aretha Franklin: 18 major events in the singer's life – Chicago

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