FRANKLIN, ARETHA. Gospel/rhythm n
blues singer ( in Memphis, Tennessee). Her family moved to Buffalo, New York, when she was an infant, then settled in Detroit, Michigan, when she was about seven. She came from a musical family: her mother was a gospel singer, and her father,
Clarence Franklin
, was a noted evangelist-preacher-singer. As a child she came into contact with gospel and jazz figures who visited in her home or performed in her father's church. , was a noted evangelist-preacher-singer. As a child she came into contact with gospel and jazz figures who visited in her home or performed in her father's church. ...