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Aretha Franklin biography
Dátum pridania: 10.03.2002 Oznámkuj: 12345
Autor referátu: music
 
Jazyk: Angličtina Počet slov: 1 835
Referát vhodný pre: Stredná odborná škola Počet A4: 5.9
Priemerná známka: 2.97 Rýchle čítanie: 9m 50s
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While in Los Angeles for a benefit for underprivileged children, Franklin met actor Glynn Turman and the two were married on April 12, 1978 in her father's New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit. From the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, Franklin's career was nonstop. She won Grammy Awards every year from 1969 to 1975, and reinvented herself by covering pop songs by the Band, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Paul Simon, and others. Tragically, on June 11, 1979, Franklin's father, C. L., was shot in his home by a burglar and slipped into a coma from which he never awoke. Franklin returned to Detroit in 1982 and was with him when he died on July 24, 1984. Compounding this, her marriage to Turman ended in divorce in 1984. She told Laura B. Randolph in Ebony Magazine, "I think just growing apart .. and miscommunicating" led to the demise of the relationship, and mentioned that they remain friends. Franklin's career had experienced a bit of a slowdown in the late 1970s, but the 1980 blockbuster film, the Blues Brothers, with its upbeat soundtrack, helped revive 1960s soul music and her popularity. She had an acting part in the film as well as a scene showcasing her singing "Respect." The year 1980 also saw her break from Atlantic Records to sign with Arista. Arista Records in 1985 released the album Who's Zoomin' Who?, featuring the hit single "Freeway of Love." The slick production values were criticized by some, but Franklin saw her sales go up with this hit. Honors started pouring in around this time as well. Michigan legislators acclaimed her voice as one of the state's greatest natural resources in 1986 for her remarkable accomplishment of 24 gold records over 20 years. Senator Carl Levin presented her with a plaque in 1989 for her outstanding musical career and her involvement in the effort to stop drunk drivers. Franklin throughout the years has been active in holding concerts for charity causes. She attends her father's former parish, New Bethel Baptist Church, and often sings solo. In 1996, she organized a "Christmas Extravaganza at New Bethel," where film crews from the cable network, Showtime, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) were on hand to record the event. In 1987, Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Grammy Awards continued to roll in, including a special Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 1994. She was featured in a star-studded documentary tribute on public television, and later, in 1998, was again featured in a one-hour profile in "Aretha Franklin: Legends" as part of the 6 Days of Soul broadcast on the cable network VH-1.
 
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