The Sound of Her Voice “Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” -Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin was a woman who used her voice to support the small and major causes she believed in by following her drum. Born in Memphis, Tennessee to a Baptist preacher father and accomplished piano player and vocalist mother, it is hard to see where the seeds of her success were planted. Her father was from Mississippi and was no stranger to the evils of discrimination. As a preacher, he was comfortable commanding an audience and speaking on the issues of the day. Her mother’s …show more content…
Music is a way to make others feel, it’s strong like a force and can make others think and contemplate, which is something Aretha Franklin always preached, as someone who used the power of her voice and her talents in singing to spread change, hope, and inspiration. Aretha Franklin brought many positive things to our world, improving others around her while still knowing her self-worth, and being one of the most important members of many movements she took part in. Aretha brought mass awareness to the Civil Rights Movement in 1954, through her voice and support. Not only did she help just the Civil Rights Movement, but she also supported many different charities and causes through donations and support, and one of the most important things Aretha did was to inspire others through her actions. A positive figure that many people will strive to be just like her, and her accomplishments still have lasting effects today, are all ways to describe Aretha. Aretha Franklin is one the most influential people in both the music industry and the country, because of her singing, talent, and passion. Her cause, and message in her songs, remain both powerful and relevant