Apr272024

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings (on many, of which, she accompanied herself on keyboards and piano, a skill she learned at an early age, learning to play by ear, according to lifetime friend Smokey Robinson) but was also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel. Read more on Last.fm

Track: A Change Is Gonna Come

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Respect
4970615
2I Say a Little Prayer
4210697
3Think
2166600
4(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman
1763313
5Chain of Fools
1483602
6Day Dreaming
957807
7I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
773568
8Rock Steady
752669
9Son of a Preacher Man
690269
10Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
477158

Other Album Releases:

Aretha Franklin Live at Berns Salonger, Stockholm May 2nd. 1968 (Restauración 2023)
ARETHA
The Genius of Aretha Franklin
The Glory of Aretha: 1980-2014
The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966
Aretha Franklin
A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Didn't It Rain: The Chicago Sessions (Live)
This Christmas

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