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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul Author:Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, she had a gift for music that was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and strong of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul."... more » Aretha won many Grammy awards and was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Game. And there was even more to her than being a singer, songwriter, and pianist: she was an activist, too.
With words that sing and art that shines, this vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this queen deserves. « less