Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album with the same name. Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards (out of 44 nominations), including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award. Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded the songwriter a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades". In 2020, Franklin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. .. Source: Article "Aretha Franklin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2024 · Mr. McMahon as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2023 · WHAM! as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · They All Came Out to Montreux as Self
- 2023 · Burt Bacharach at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music as Self (voice)
- 2022 · George Michael: Portrait of an Artist as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Aretha Franklin, soul sister as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Apollo as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Amazing Grace as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Aretha Franklin: Respect as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · American Dream: Detroit as Self - Interviewee
- 2018 · Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self
- 2017 · This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2017 · Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives as Self
- 2016 · Freedom : La Story de George Michael as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Jazz at the White House as Self
- 2015 · Queens of Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Cachitos de hierro y cromo as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Muscle Shoals as Self
- 2011 · Queens Of Pop: Aretha Franklin as Self
- 2010 · The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story as Self
- 2009 · The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
- 2007 · Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built as Self
- 2007 · Classic Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · George Michael - Twenty Five as Self
- 2006 · The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers as Self
- 2005 · Deal or No Deal as Self
- 2004 · Tom Dowd & The Language of Music as Self
- 2004 · Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Britney Spears: In the Zone as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Sam Cooke: Legend as Self
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
- 2001 · Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular as Self
- 2001 · VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin as Self
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1999 · George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael as Self
- 1999 · Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1985 as Self
- 1998 · The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self
- 1998 · VH1: Divas Live as Self - Performer
- 1998 · Motown 40: The Music is Forever as Self
- 1998 · Blues Brothers 2000 as Mrs. Murphy
- 1997 · The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue as Homebuilt Computer / Singer (voice)
- 1993 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Aretha Franklin
- 1988 · Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul as Self
- 1987 · James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul as Self
- 1986 · WWF Wrestling Challenge as Self
- 1986 · Women in Rock as Self
- 1982 · The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Solid Gold as Self
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Mrs. Murphy
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1977 · Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1968 · Aretha Franklin: The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968 as Self
- 1968 · Aretha Franklin: Swing In '68 as Self
- 1968 · Aretha Franklin: Berns Salonger 1968 as Self
- 1968 · Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin på Berns as self
- 1967 · Woody Allen Looks at 1967 as
- 1964 · Shindig! as Self - Singer
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Aretha Franklin Live At Fillmore West as Herself
- Future · Aretha Franklin - Live On The Steve Allen Show as Herself
- Future · Aretha Franklin - Live in Canada as Herself
- Future · Aretha Franklin - Live At La Bussola as Herself
- Future · Aretha Franklin - Live At Montreux Jazz Fest as Herself