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Aretha Franklin calls off her wedding
(AP)AP - Aretha Franklin won't be getting fitted for a wedding gown after all: She's called off her engagement.... more Rock Hall of Fame opens archives to public (AP)
AP - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened its new library and archives to the public on Tuesday to give ... more
Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson among Essence Fest headliners in New ... more Aretha Franklin to play New Orleans' Essence Fest (AP)
AP - Newly engaged queen of soul Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Stephanie Mills and Charlie Wilson are among ... more
Aretha Franklin talks of her dream wedding, fiance
(AP)AP - Now that the Queen of Soul has found her king, she's focusing on all the key details of her upcoming nuptials, ... more more news
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (named for two aunts) was born in a two-room house in Memphis, Tennessee, at 406 Lucy Street.[2] She was the third of four children born to Barbara (née Siggers) and C.L. Franklin and the fifth of six overall in between past relationships by her parents. Aretha's family moved to Buffalo when she was two years old, and then by four they had settled in Detroit. Following the move to Detroit, Franklin's parents, who had a troubled marriage, split. Due to her father's work as a Baptist minister, Franklin was primarily raised by her grandmother, Rachel. Her mother died in Buffalo when Aretha was ten. Franklin sang in church at an early age and learned how to play piano by ear....
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