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Aretha Franklin
Actor, Producer
Died August 16, 2018 (76 years)
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists.
As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers.
Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album with the same name.
Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards (out of 44 nominations), including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded the songwriter a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades". In 2020, Franklin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. ..
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As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers.
Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album with the same name.
Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards (out of 44 nominations), including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded the songwriter a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades". In 2020, Franklin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. ..
Source: Article "Aretha Franklin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
| 2024 | Mr. McMahon (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Wham! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | They All Came Out To Montreux (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Real George Michael: Portrait of an Artist · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Turn It Up: Ascending to a higher level · as Self |
| 2022 | Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music (TV Series) · as Self (voice) |
| 2022 | The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Freedom Uncut · as Self |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box · as Self |
| 2021 | King of Cool · as Self |
| 2021 | Life Through a Lens · as Self |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 40 Modern Girls of the 80s! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Super 80s Pop Hits! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Global No. 1s of the 80s! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Feelgood 80s Anthems! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President · as Self |
| 2020 | Aretha Franklin: Soul Sister · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Hitsville: The Making of Motown · as Self |
| 2019 | Divas des 90s: Whitney, Mariah & Céline · as Self |
| 2019 | What's My Name: Muhammad Ali · as Self |
| 2019 | The Apollo · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2019 | WBCN and the American Revolution · as Self |
| 2019 | 50th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | Amazing Grace · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | Whitney · as Self |
| 2018 | Elvis Presley: The Searcher · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope... · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | George Michael: Freedom · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2015 | The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House · as Self - Performer |
| 2014 | Led Zeppelin Played Here · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2013 | Cachitos de Hierro y Cromo (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Muscle Shoals · as Self |
| 2012 | The Zen of Bennett · as Self |
| 2012 | 20th Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II · as Self |
| 2012 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2011 | Lulu: Something to Shout About · as Self |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | A Capitol Fourth · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | President Obama: The Inauguration · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Real Housewives of New York City (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The 80th Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | 39th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | The 50th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | WrestleMania 23 · as Self - Singer |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | George Michael: Twenty Five · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 2006 Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Super Bowl XL · as Self - National Anthem Performer |
| 2006 | 21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Deal or No Deal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Lena Horne Award Recipient |
| 2005 | The 59th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | Soul Deep (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music · as Self |
| 2003 | Britney Spears: In the Zone · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin · as Self - Honoree |
| 2003 | Sam Cooke: Legend · as Self |
| 2003 | The 45th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | The 40th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | Motown 40: The Music Is Forever · as Self |
| 1998 | Aretha Franklin: A Rose Is Still a Rose · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | 28th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | msnbc Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1994 | The Jackson Family Honors · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | 1993 Essence Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Oscar's Greatest Moments · as Self |
| 1992 | The 34th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1992 | This Is Tom Jones · as Self |
| 1991 | Eurythmics: Greatest Hits · as Self (segment "sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves") |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones · as Self |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | The Joan Rivers Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Aretha Franklin |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | WrestleMania III · as Self |
| 1987 | George Michael & Aretha Franklin: I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) · as Aretha Franklin |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Whitney Houston: How Will I Know · as Aretha Franklin |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self (segment "aretha Franklin") |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1977 | Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris · as Self |
| 1977 | The 19th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | 47th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The 41st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Singer (segment "queen Of Soul") |
| 1968 | What's My Line? (1968) (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1968 | Happening '68 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1961 | The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |