Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (25 Machi 1942 - 16 Agosti 2018) alikuwa mwimbaji, mtunzi wa nyimbo, na mpigaji piano kutoka Marekani, ambaye mara nyingi huitwa "Malkia wa Soul". Ingawa alitamba sana kwa rekodi za muziki wa soul, Franklin pia alikuwepo kwenye jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B na gospel. 

Mnamo mwaka wa 2008, gazeti la muziki la Kimarekani, Rolling Stone limempa nafasi ya kwanza kwenye orodha yake ya Waimbaji Bora wa Karne.

 Diskografia 

 Albamu maarufu 
 1967 I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
 1967 Aretha Arrives
 1968 Lady Soul
 1968 Aretha Now
 1968 Aretha in Paris
 1969 Soul '69
 1969 Aretha's Gold (Out Of Print)
 1970 '[[This Girl's In Love With You 1970 Spirit In The Dark 1971 Live At Fillmore West 1971 'Aretha's Greatest Hits  (Out Of Print)
 1972 Young, Gifted And Black
 1972 Amazing Grace
 1973 Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
 1974 Let Me In Your Life
 1974 With Everything I Feel In Me  (Out Of Print)
 1975 You  (Out Of Print)
 1976 Sparkle]]
 1976 Ten Years Of Gold  (Out Of Print)
 1977 Sweet Passion  (Out Of Print)
 1978 Almighty Fire  (Out Of Print)
 1979 La Diva  (Out Of Print)
 1980 Aretha  (Out Of Print)
 1981 Love All The Hurt Away (Out Of Print)
 1982 Jump To It  (Out Of Print)
 1983 Get It Right
 1985 Who's Zoomin' Who?
 1986 Aretha  (Out Of Print)
 1987 One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
 1989 Through The Storm  (Out Of Print)
 1991 What You See Is What You Sweat  (Out Of Print)
 1994 Greatest Hits 1980-1994  (Out Of Print)
 1998 A Rose Is Still A Rose
 2001 Aretha's Best *
 2003 So Damn Happy  (Out Of Print)
 2007 Jewels In The Crown: All-Star Duets With The Queen
 2008 This Christmas

 Vibao vikali katika Kumi Bora ya US 
 Mwaka Jina Nafasi 1967 "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" 9 1967 "Respect" 1 1967 "Baby I Love You" 4 1967 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 8 1967 "Chain of Fools" 2 1968 "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" 5 1968 "Think" 7 1968 "The House That Jack Built" 6 1968 "I Say a Little Prayer" 10 1971 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" / "Brand New Me" 6 1971 "Spanish Harlem" 2 1971 "Rock Steady" 9 1972 "Day Dreaming" 5 1973 "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" 3 1985 "Freeway of Love" 3 1985 "Who's Zoomin' Who" 7 1987 "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (akiwa na George Michael) 1

 Filmografia 
 The Blues Brothers (1980)
 Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) (ABC-TV documentary)
 Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
 DIVAS LIVE (1998)
 Immaculate Funk (2000) (documentary)
 Rhythm, Love and Soul (2002)
 Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2003) (documentary)
 Singing in the Shadow: The Children of Rock Royalty (2003) (documentary)
 From The Heart / The Four Tops 50th Anniversary and Celebration (2004)
 Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built (2007) (documentary)

 Marejeo 

 Viungo vya Nje 
 Aretha Franklin birthplace 
 Aretha Franklin at Legacy Recordings 

 Aretha Franklin  at Soulmusic.com
 Aretha Franklin  Recognizing New Title "Empress of Music"
 Soul Covers by Michael Awkward featuring research and analysis on Aretha Franklin 
 Aretha Franklin Video and Audio at Boston.com Multimedia Archive
 Aretha Franklin at Swingin' Chicks of the '60s
 Aretha Franklin at BBC News
 Aretha Franklin  at RollingStone.com/artists/

 Aretha Franklin images and facts gallery 
 Aretha Franklin at NPR Music
 Details about PBS' 1988 'American Masters' television special about Aretha Franklin at http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/release.php?get=1938 (show is available on DVD through  http://vpt.org/tvscheds/pbsvids.html )

Jamii:Waliozaliwa 1942
Jamii:Waliofariki 2018
Jamii:Wanamuziki wa Marekani