2. Aretha Franklin By jasmine Williams

3. * Born March 25, 1942. *Memphis Tennessee. *Born near Memphis zoo, Redbirds, Golf tournament. *Worked at church. *Traveled with father on tour with the church. *Parents Barbra Sigger and Clarence La Vaughn. *Mother left the family when she was six. * Six years later her mother Died. Father died July 27, 1984. Early Life

4.  Aretha dropped out  She had two kids at ages 15 and 17  After the second baby she decided not to go back to school.  She got the Honorary Doctorate of Music by Princeton University.  Aretha did not go to college.  She has lots more awards from other colleges. SCHOOL

5. FF amous For singing Gospel, jazz, Rhythm, Blues, Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, soul, and Opera. AA t age 14 she traveled with her father. AA t age 14 she released her first album. AA t age 15 she had her first hit song. SS he has the most Grammy's (18). HH as 17 top ten hit singles. SS he is in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. HH er role models were Clara Ward and Mahalia Jackson. Fame and Career

6.  Aretha has to do vocal exercises.  She warms up her voice before a show.  She also has to deal with paparazzi asking if she has cancer.  Aretha had to go through some surgery for a pain in her side.  Will not tell if she has cancer or not.  She also has helped with many events like Childhood diabetes, candies foundation, feeding America, Rain forest foundation, MusiCares, and the Grammy foundation. Fame and Career

7.  Aretha was apart of civil rights movement.  She sang the song “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”.  She is alive and is 71 years old.  She married Glynn Turman and Ted White.  Aretha worked at her fathers church when she was younger. Interesting Facts

8.  Aretha is now preforming for tons of fans all over the world Legacy

9.  I chose Aretha because I was interested in how hard it was for her to become famous with the civil rights movement. Also because she really caught my interest when I found out she didn’t finish school. Aretha had lots of interesting facts that I have learned. Purpose