Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. On January 3, 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the best vocalists ever by such industry publications/media outlets ...

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• Aretha Franklin - Biography
• Aretha Franklin - Interesting facts
• Aretha Franklin - Albums
• Aretha Franklin - Filmography

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Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin - Biography, Aretha Franklin - Interesting facts, Aretha Franklin - Albums, Aretha Franklin - Filmography

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Respect song, Respect song - Origins, Respect song - Making of a hit, Respect song - Legacy, Respect song - Chart performance, Respect song - Credits, Respect song - Otis Redding version, Respect song - Aretha Franklin version

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The term satisfaction can refer to: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", a Rolling Stones song, which has also been covered by several artists, including: The Residents, released as a single in 1976 and 1978. DEVO, on their debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are DEVO! (1978) Satisfaction, a 1977 Aretha Franklin album "Satisfaction", a song by Benny Benassi, released in 2003 Satisfaction (aka Girls of Summ

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David Ritz is a very successful author who based his books on soul music legends like Ray Charles, Etta James, The Neville Brothers, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin. However, Ritz is probably most notable for his work with the legendary Marvin Gaye. The two first met in 1978 shortly after the release of Gaye's tormented Here, My Dear album after Ritz had publicly defended Gaye's album as a body of work after a Los Angeles Times critic had panned t ...

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Soul musician Billy Preston was born on September 9, 1946 in Houston, Texas and raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. He began playing piano while sitting on his mother's lap at age three. He has collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including: Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, The Jackson Five, and The Rolling Stones. He is probably best known for his work with The Beatles (he is the only artist to receive label credit on a Beatles single: Get Back). He playe ...

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See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1987 in music - Events. January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 16 - The Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by American Bandstand. January - Steve "Silk" Hurley's innovative "Jack Your Body" becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart. February 6 - Sonny Bono a ...

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• 1987 in music - Musical theater
• 1987 in music - Births
• 1987 in music - Deaths
• 1987 in music - Awards
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• 1987 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1987 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
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1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1987 - Events. 1987 - January. January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999, it will become the capital of Nunavut. January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 - An Amtrak train en route from Washington, DC to Boston collides with Conrail engines killing 16. ...

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• 1987 - December
• 1987 - Environmental change
• 1987 - Unknown dates
• 1987 - Births
• 1987 - Deaths
• 1987 - Fiction
• 1987 - Nobel Prizes
• 1987 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• 1987 - Templeton Prize
• 1987 - Right Livelihood Award

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David Morales (born 21 August 1961) in Brooklyn, is a New York-based house music DJ and producer. Morales is one of the world's most renowned DJs and usually tours all over the globe, including the Spanish island of Ibiza, where he usually spends his summers. As a producer, Morales' greatest hits were "Needin' U" and "Higher". The first, released in 1998 under the pseudonym David Morales presents The Face, features samples from the Chi-Lites' "My Favorite Mistake" and Rare Pleasure's "Let Me Down", and was re-released in ...

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Dignity in humans involves the earning or the expectation of personal respect or of esteem. To esteem persons or things means to assign to them a high value. Esteem for persons or things assesses their value as high. (Note, of course, that not all expressions of respect confer dignity. One can respect and/or esteem the skills of (say) criminals while despising those same criminals, disrespecting their persons and affording them no dignity at all...) Respect can refer to th ...

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A Diva is a term used to describe a distinguished female opera singer, but now also refers to a popular female performer of non-operatic works. The term was originally used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent, but many believe the word is currently overused, especially in the media, to describe any female performer who has experienced even a modicum of success. The term derives from an Italian word meaning "goddess", which, in turn derives from the feminine form of a Lat ...

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Vonzell Solomon (born 18 March 1984), also known as Baby V, is an American singer, one of the finalists from the fourth season of the reality talent search television show American Idol. Born Miyanda Vonzell Goethie in Baxley, Georgia, Solomon's family relocated to Fort Myers, Florida when she was several months old. Solomon attended high school at the Cypress Lake Center for the Arts. She holds a black belt in sembact martial arts; her father is a martial arts instructor. Her parents are Alice and Larry Go ...

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Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is a Jewish American singer and songwriter. She was most active as a singer during the early- to mid-1970s, but she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. Carole King - Biography. Born in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, Carole Klein (as she was then known) started out playing the piano and then moved on to singing, forming a vocal quartet called the Co-Sines in high school. While attending Queens College, King befriended ...

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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist probably best known for his soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. Curtis Mayfield - Biography. Curtis Mayfield - Early years and the Impressions. Born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended Roosevelt High School, Mayfield came to prominence as lead singer and songwriter for The Impressions, then went on to a successful solo career ...

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Producer Jerry Wexler had come across Redding's song and brought it to Franklin's attention. While Redding's version was popular among his core R&B audience, Wexler thought the song had potential to be a crossover hit and demonstrate Franklin's vocal ability. Together with Aretha's sisters, Carolyn and Erma, singing backup "Respect" was recorded on Valentine's Day of 1967. During the recording process, a bridge was added to Redding's original composition. Another addition was King Curtis' tenor saxophone and the slicker production ...

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Respect song, Respect song - Origins, Respect song - Making of a hit, Respect song - Legacy, Respect song - Chart performance, Respect song - Credits, Respect song - Otis Redding version, Respect song - Aretha Franklin version

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Respect song - Otis Redding version. Produced by Steve Cropper and Yves Beauvais. Instrumentation by Steve Cropper (guitar), Isaac Hayes (keyboards), Al Jackson, Jr. (drums), Andrew Love (sax), Gene Miller (trumpet), Floyd Newman (sax). Background vocals by William Bell and Earl Sims. Respect song - Aretha Franklin version. Produced by Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin. Engineering by Tom Dowd. Instrumentation by Willie Bridges ...

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"Respect" is one of several songs considered to have defined the 1960s. It has appeared in dozens of films, and still receives consistent play on oldies radio stations. In the 1970s, Franklin's version of the song came to exemplify the feminist movement. Although she had numerous hits after "Respect", and several before its release, the song has became Franklin's signature song and her best-known recording. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You was ranked eighty-third in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time in 2002. ...

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VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin, An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music. This all-star tribute to Aretha Franklin at New York's Radio City Music Hall gave props to a mighty woman who has been at the centre of American music since arriving on the scene in the mid '60s Performers: Aretha Franklin Mary J. Blige Jill Scott Celia Cruz Marc Anthony Nelly Furtado Kid Rock AJ McLean and How ...

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VH1 Divas, VH1 Divas - Divas 1998, VH1 Divas - Set List, VH1 Divas - Divas 1999, VH1 Divas - Divas 2000, VH1 Divas - Divas 2001, VH1 Divas - Divas 2002, VH1 Divas - Divas 2003, VH1 Divas - Divas 2004

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Bridge Over Troubled Water has been released by a number of artists since its original production in 1970: Single Releases Simon & Garfunkel, 1970 Linda Clifford, 1979 PJB featuring Hannah & Her Sisters, 1991 Also Covered By: (in no order) Aretha Franklin Michael Ball Johnny Cash Clay Aiken Russell Watson Hannah Jones Blind Boys of Alabama Elvis PresleySee also:

Bridge Over Troubled Water song, Bridge Over Troubled Water song - Awards, Bridge Over Troubled Water song - Releases Covers and Various Versions, Bridge Over Troubled Water song - External link

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Fear of flying - Real people. Isaac Asimov Dennis Bergkamp Maurice Clarett Wayne Coyne Doris Day The Dalai Lama David Eddings Agnetha Fältskog Aretha Franklin Jackie Gleason Whoopi Goldberg Jackie Jensen R. Kelly Edgerrin James Kim Jong-Il Benn Jordan Stanley Kubrick Leo Laporte Li Ao Loretta Lynn John Madden Alexander M ...

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