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03518aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 FA638AC4E7DA11E89F40D50B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181114010031 008 181001s2018 nyua bkq 001 0beng d 020 $a 1510745076 020 $a 9781510745070 035 $a (OCoLC)1055162349 040 $a VHB $b eng $c VHB $d LNC $d JIW $d SILO 082 04 $a 782.421644 $2 22 100 1 $a Bego, Mark, $e author. 245 10 $a Aretha Franklin : $b the queen of soul / $c Mark Bego. 250 $a Tribute edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Skyhorse Publishing, $c [2018] 300 $a xxi, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography, and index. 520 $a A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego's definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, to recording her first album at the age of fourteen and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, right up through untimely passing in 2018. Originally positioned to become a gospel star in her father's Detroit church, Aretha had a privileged urban upbringing; ;stars such as Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, and Sam Cooke regularly visited her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin. It wasn't long before she was creating a string of hits, from "Respect" to "Freeway of Love"; and becoming one of the most beloved singers of the twentieth century. This New York Times bestselling author's detailed research includes in-person interviews with record producers Jerry Wexler, Clyde Otis, and Clive Davis, Aretha's first husband, several of her singing star contemporaries, and a rare one-on-one session with Aretha herself. Every album, every accolade, and every heart-breaking personal drama is examined with clarity and neutrality, allowing Franklin's colorful story to unfold on its own. With two teenage pregnancies and an abusive first marriage, drinking problems, battles with her weight, the murder of her father, and tabloid wars, Aretha's life was a roller coaster. This freshly updated and expanded biography will give readers a clear understanding of what made Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul." 505 0 $a Introduction to the tribute edition -- Introduction: All hail the Queen! -- Prologue: Detroit 1989 -- Chapter one. The Queen of Soul -- Chapter two. The gospel years -- Chapter three. Aretha sings the blues -- Chapter four. Aretha arrives -- Chapter five. Young, gifted and Black -- Chapter six. Trouble in mind -- Chapter seven. Aretha jumps to it -- Chapter eight. The freeway back to the top -- Chapter nine. The spirit of Detroit -- DeÌnouement 1989 -- Chapter ten. A rose is still a rose-the 1990s and beyond -- Chapter eleven. So damn happy -- Chapter twelve. How does Aretha keep the music playing? -- Quote sources -- Aretha Franklin discography -- Aretha Franklin's Grammy awards -- Index -- About the author -- About "Aretha Franklin: the Queen of Soul" -- Photos. 600 10 $a Franklin, Aretha. 600 17 $a Franklin, Aretha. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00134746 650 0 $a Soul musicians $z United States $v Biography. 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 941 $a 1 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210323022921.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FA638AC4E7DA11E89F40D50B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search