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Title: Aretha Franklin
Author: Mark Bego
Narrator: Mel Foster
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-01-12
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music
Summary:
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul documents the beloved singing stars rocky personal life and internationally acclaimed show business career. An in-depth and frank examination of Aretha, this definitive biography traces her career from her beginnings as a 12-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, recording her first album at the age of 14, a major recording contract at 18, and stardom in her 20s, right up through her headline-grabbing 2010 health scare, to her triumphant return: singing to her cheering Detroit hometown fans in summer 2011.
This New York Times best-selling authors detailed research includes interviews with the most important people in Arethas life, including record producers Jerry Wexler, Clyde Otis, and Clive Davis; her first husband; several of Franklins singing star contemporaries; and a rare one-on-one session with Aretha herself.
Begos portrayal of the singing sensation is done with clarity and neutrality. A no-holds-barred look at her roller-coaster life, it takes her from two teenage pregnancies and an abusive first marriage, to drinking problems, battles with her weight, the murder of her father, and tabloid wars. This critically acclaimed, freshly updated biography will give readers a clear understanding of what makes Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul.
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