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


soul  female vocalists  jazz  blues  rhythm and blues  
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I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Think - Aretha Franklin
(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
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Son of a Preacher Man - Aretha Franklin
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