Franklin, Aretha

Franklin, Aretha (March 25, 1942) In addition to her well-deserved title “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin also has a page or two in the book of American gospel. Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to the Reverend C. L. Franklin and his wife, Barbara Siggers Franklin. Reverend Franklin was an outstanding gospel orator and minister of the Salem Baptist Church at the time. The family relocated to Detroit in 1946, and Reverend Franklin built a strong congregation at the New Bethel Baptist…