Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.—died August 16, 2018, Detroit, Michigan) was an American singer who defined the golden age of soul music of the 1960s. Considered one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, Franklin possessed a formidablegospel-trained voice that she used to command a range of music styles, including [...] The post Today in History – Aretha Franklin the “Queen of Soul” is Born first appeared on Samoa Global News .
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