Aretha Franklin -The Great American Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25th, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Warner) To this day, Aretha still manages to blow people away with her beautiful voice at the age of 73. Aretha’s father was a pastor so she sang at church since she was 4. (Warner) Aretha’s mother died when Aretha was only 10 from cancer. (Warner) With her life in downward spiral, she ended up having a baby boy at the age of 12 and 2 years later at 14, she had another son. Aretha has a total of 4 children and they are all boys. (Warner) Aretha has an award named after her because of her success, called The Aretha Franklin Award. In this essay, you will learn about Aretha Franklin’s rise to fame, her famous song “Respect”, and the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. …show more content…
(Warner) Her dad only let her sing in his church choir because he believed that singing contracts at 14 was too young. But that didn’t last for long because by 16 she already had 10 singles. Aretha wasn’t just talented in singing, she wrote her own song at 13 and self taught herself how to play the piano. (Warner) She also won 2 Grammy’s in 1967. Aretha is loved by so many people that now she has 18 Grammy’s, Billboard and Golden Globes. She didn’t let her 4 beautiful baby boys stop her from living and pursuing her dream