Erma Franklin
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Erma Franklin was an American soul and R&B singer best known for her powerful vocals and for being the older sister of Aretha Franklin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erma Franklin canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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recording artist ⓘ rhythm and blues singer ⓘ soul singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
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C. L. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Erma Vernice Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-09-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyRelation | older sister of Aretha Franklin ⓘ |
| father | C. L. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel music
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Barbara Siggers Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Erma Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Grammy Award nomination ⓘ |
| notableFor | powerful vocals ⓘ |
| notableSingle | Piece of My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Piece of My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | singer ⓘ |
| partOf | Franklin musical family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedGenre |
R&B
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soul ⓘ |
| performedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Shelby, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Shout Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carolyn Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workedAs | background vocalist ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
C. L. Franklin