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My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me, so to speak, as a young vocalist and certainly gave me all of the spiritual values that I needed as a young lady.

~Aretha Franklin

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Certainly, gospel was my background - is my background.

~Aretha Franklin

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'Rocking With Leroy' used to come on when I would come in from school. It was a very, very big R&B broadcast of the day when I was a young girl. And I would come in and put my books down, lie down on the floor, and listen to 'Rocking With Leroy.'

~Aretha Franklin

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We've come a long way, but there is still a lot of discrimination.

~Aretha Franklin

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Beyonce is a very hard-working woman. Astrologically, for whatever it's worth, she's a Virgo - like Michael Jackson, a hard worker.

~Aretha Franklin

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Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more.

~Aretha Franklin

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Well, 20 Grammys is not bad.

~Aretha Franklin

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I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.

~Aretha Franklin

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John Legend is, in my opinion, classic. He is one of the best finds that has come along in a long time.

~Aretha Franklin

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I picked up some wonderful things just listening to other pianists that I appreciate, and that would be Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Horowitz, and Art Tatum. Those are the pianists I really enjoy and admire.

~Aretha Franklin

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 25th, 1942

Died: August 16th, 2018

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