How many times was Aretha Franklin married?
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Referred to as the “Queen of Soul”, she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.
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With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists.
American singer, songwriter, and pianist, Aretha Franklin was married twice (2) in her life, with her second marriage only lasting a couple of years. Just under 10 years after her turbulent first marriage to former manager Ted White came to an end, the Queen of Soul married partner Glynn Turman.
Franklin began her career as a child, singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a music career as a recording artist for Columbia Records.
While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966.
Commercial hits such as “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)”, “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “Chain of Fools”, “Think”, and “I Say a Little Prayer”, propelled Franklin past her musical peers.
On January 20, 2009, Franklin made international headlines for performing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at President Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremony with her church hat becoming a popular topic online. In 2010, Franklin accepted an honorary degree from Yale University.
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In 2011, under her own label, Aretha’s Records, she issued the album Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love.
