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//Aretha's life before fame and how she got into her fame. . .//

//Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis Tennessee. Aretha was born to a gospel singer named Rev. C.L. Franklin. He was the one to encourage Aretha, Carolyn and Erma to free their spirits. Every Sunday at church the three sisters sang in the choir. Aretha had an amazing voice behind the microphone, but when Aretha was just fifteen years old she became and unwed mother and it was a huge block in her singing. By the age of seventeen Aretha had two sons and was living in Detroit but she knew her future was waiting for her in New York. In 1960 Aretha's grandmother tooh her children so that the childrens young mother could get on a bus to head fr Manhattan, and this is where shse began recording and attracting national attention. Aretha declined offers from Motown and RCA, then she was finally snatched up by Columbia Records' renowned talent scout John Hammond. When her contract expired in 1966, producer Jeryy Wexler picked her talent up, singing her to Atlantic and immediately digging into her R&B roots.

While fame came down upon Aretha, Franklin led a personal life of hardship hidden from the rest of the world. She had a marriage that was rough for eighty years to White that ended in 1969. Franklin and White had a son, Teffy Jr. in the same year her father had gotten arrested for possession of marijuana and people started saying she had a heavy drinking problem. Franklin did a good job not letting her personal life not interfear with her fame. Franklin had a several hits in the early 70's, during that time she gave birth to her fourth child named Kecalf. //

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