Author
Aretha Franklin
March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018 · United States
Singer, Songwriter, Activist, Pianist, Composer, Record producer, Soul musician, Women composers
Titles on list
1
Total weeks
1
Peak rank
#14
Biography
- Born
- March 25, 1942 · Memphis
- Died
- August 16, 2018 · Detroit
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Northern High School
Awards & Honours
- 1967Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
- 1967Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1968Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1969Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1970Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1971Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1972Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance
- 1972Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1973Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1974Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1976American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- 1977American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- 1981Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1983American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- 1984American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- 1985Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1986American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- 1987Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- 1987Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1987Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1988Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- 1991Grammy Legend Award
- 1993Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1994Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1994Kennedy Center Honors
- 1997Grammy Hall of Fame
- 1997NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
- 1998Grammy Hall of Fame
- 1999National Medal of Arts
- 2000Grammy Hall of Fame
- 2001Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
- 2003Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
- 2005Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2005Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
- 2007Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
- 2008MusiCares Person of the Year
- 2008Grammy Hall of Fame
- 2010honorary doctor of Yale University
- 2012Gospel Music Hall of Fame
- 2014honorary doctor of Harvard University
- 2019Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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