Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist widely known as the "Queen of Soul" and celebrated for her powerful voice and profound influence on popular music.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Queen of Soul 0 3
Aretha 0 1
Aretha Franklin discography 0 1
Aretha Louise Franklin 0 1
Erma Franklin 0 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
human
pianist
singer
songwriter
soul musician
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived Grammy Award
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-03-25
dateOfDeath 2018-08-16
familyName Franklin
father C. L. Franklin
fullName Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aretha Louise Franklin
genre R&B
gospel music
pop music
soul music
givenName Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aretha
instrument organ
piano
voice
memberOf Arista Records
surface form: Arista Records artists

Atlantic Records artists
Columbia Records
surface form: Columbia Records artists
mother Barbara Siggers Franklin
movement civil rights movement supporter
nickname Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Soul
notableAchievement first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
notableWork (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Respect
Think
occupation pianist
recording artist
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Memphis, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
religion Baptists
surface form: Baptist Christianity
residence Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
sexOrGender female
voiceType mezzo-soprano

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Super Bowl XL anthemPerformer Aretha Franklin
Think artist Aretha Franklin
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds associatedAct Aretha Franklin
Luther Vandross associatedAct Aretha Franklin
Narada Michael Walden associatedAct Aretha Franklin
Sweet Inspirations associatedAct Aretha Franklin
this entity surface form: Queen of Soul
Sweet Inspirations backedArtist Aretha Franklin
C. L. Franklin child Aretha Franklin
C. L. Franklin child Aretha Franklin
this entity surface form: Erma Franklin
Clarence Clemons collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin
George Michael collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin
Marcus Miller collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin
Quincy Jones collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin
Hammond discovered Aretha Franklin
subject surface form: John H. Hammond Jr.
Aretha Franklin fullName Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aretha Louise Franklin
Aretha Franklin givenName Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aretha
Eleanor Rigby hasCoverVersionBy Aretha Franklin
Franklin hasNotableBearer Aretha Franklin
Kennedy Center Honors hasNotableHonoree Aretha Franklin
Party at the Palace hasPerformer Aretha Franklin
Grammy Legend Award hasRecipient Aretha Franklin
Apollo Theater helpedLaunchCareerOf Aretha Franklin
Bessie Smith influenced Aretha Franklin
C. L. Franklin influenced Aretha Franklin
Mahalia Jackson influenced Aretha Franklin
Nina Simone influenced Aretha Franklin
Otis Redding influenced Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles influenced Aretha Franklin
Brandy Rayana Norwood influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Brittany Howard influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Christina Aguilera influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Jill Scott influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Mariah Carey influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Monica influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston influencedBy Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools leadVocalist Aretha Franklin
"Respect" leadVocalist Aretha Franklin
subject surface form: Respect
Respect mainSubject Aretha Franklin
subject surface form: Respect (2021 film)
Aretha Franklin nickname Aretha Franklin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen of Soul
Atco Records notableArtist Aretha Franklin
Atlantic Records notableArtist Aretha Franklin
Columbia Records notableArtist Aretha Franklin
Kenny G notableCollaboration Aretha Franklin
Moon River notableCoverArtist Aretha Franklin