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1942 – 2018Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)Died 16 August 2018, aged 76American singer known as the "Queen of Soul", whose hits including "Respect" and "Chain of Fools" made her one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her voice became closely associated with the civil rights era.
1942Aretha Franklin born in Memphis, TennesseeDaughter of a preacherDaughter of the Baptist minister C. L. Franklin.