R.I.P. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, a true legend. We are so grateful for the way you blessed us with your voice and music.
Facts
* Aretha Franklin is scared of flying due to an inflight turbulence incident in 1982.
* Her voice was legally declared on of Michigan’s natural resources in 1985.
* Opened her own record label in 2004 known as “Aretha’s Records”
* She performed at three presidential inaugurations. Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama.
* Has 44 Grammy nominations and 18 wins
* She’s a high school dropout
* She was in a Snickers commercial with Liza Minnelli that first aired in February 2010.
* Sang “Amazing Grace” at the Festival of Families which was an event that was sponsored by the Vatican for Pope Francis to visit Philadelphia.
Hits
* Respect(1967)
* Chain of Fools(1967)
* Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (1967)
* I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)(1967)
* I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)(1967)
* (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone(1968)
* Think(1968)
* Spanish Harlem(1971)
* Until You Come Back To Me(1974)
* Freeway of Love(1985)
* Who’s Zoomin’ Who(1985)
* I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (1986)
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Awards
* First female artist to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
* Won Out Standing Album Image Awards in 2015
* Won Chairman’s Award for Image Awards in 2008
* Won Image Awards Hall of Fame in 1997
* Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
* Won 18 Grammies and nominated for 44
* She received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award In 1994
* Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Grammy in 2006
* Aretha gained her 18th Grammy for her single “Never Gonna Break My Faith” with Mary J Bilge
* Got her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979.