Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklinis an American singer–songwriter and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "A Natural Woman" and "Think". These hits and more helped her to gain the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth25 March 1942
CityMemphis, TN
CountryUnited States of America
I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
I've never recorded anything I didn't like.
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.
If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.
On the sly, scoping for love.
Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself.