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Tuesday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Early life Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Barbara (née) Siggers and Clarence LaVaughn Franklin. Her father, who went by the nickname, “C. L.”, was an itinerant … Continue reading

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