Aretha Franklin

Queen of Soul, powerful vocalist, civil rights activist

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Aretha Franklin — portrait photograph — Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice) · Public domain

Biography

Queen of Soul, powerful vocalist, civil rights activist

Influence

Defined soul music, influenced generations of vocalists

Historical context

Queen of Soul, powerful vocalist, civil rights activist Defined soul music, influenced generations of vocalists First woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Associated instruments

Vocals
Piano
Organ

Specimen note

First woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame