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Franklin, Aretha –
Singer, songwriter
Birth of a Gospel Singer
Marriage of Gospel and Pop
Earning RESPECT
A Period of Decline
The Queen Is Still On
Selected works
Sources
When asked by Patricia Smith of the Boston Globe how she felt about being called the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin&#x;s reply was characterized by grace but no false modesty.
It&#x;s an acknowledgment of my art, she mused.
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It means I am excelling at my art and my first love. And I am most appreciative. Since she burst onto the public consciousness in the late s with a batch of milestone recordings, Franklin has served as a standard against which all subsequent soul divas have been measured.
The combination of Franklin&#x;s gospel roots and some devastating life experiences have invested her voice with a rare&#x;and often wrenching&#x;authenticity.
It was like I had no idea what music was all about until I heard her sing, confessed singer-actress Bette Midler, a