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    Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

    By Mark Bego

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    An authoritative look at the life of a music legend from “the Number One Best-selling Pop Biographer” (Publishers Weekly).
     
    A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego’s definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s to recording her first album at the age of fourteen, and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, right up through her headline-grabbing 2010 health scare. Originally positioned to become a gospel star in her father’s Detroit church, Aretha had a privileged urban upbringing—stars such as Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, and Sam Cooke regularly visited her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin. It wasn’t long before she was creating a string of hits, from “Respect” to “Freeway of Love,” and becoming one of the most beloved singers of the twentieth century.
     
    This New York Times–bestselling author’s detailed research includes in-person interviews with record producers Jerry Wexler, Clyde Otis, and Clive Davis; Aretha’s first husband; several of her singing star contemporaries; and a rare one-on-one session with Aretha herself. Every album, every accolade, and every heart-breaking personal drama is examined with clarity and neutrality, allowing the vocalist’s colorful story to unfold on its own. With two teenage pregnancies and an abusive first marriage, drinking problems, battles with her weight, the murder of her father, and tabloid wars, Aretha’s life has been a roller coaster. This freshly updated and expanded biography will give readers a clear understanding of what made Aretha Franklin the “Queen of Soul.”
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateMar 25, 2012
    ISBN9781620871690
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    Mark Bego

    Mark Bego is a freelance writer who has written over 40 books on show business. He has over 10 million books in print, and he has written the New York Times Best-Sellers Michael [Jackson], and Leonardo DiCaprio: Romantic Hero. He is the former editor-in-chief of movie fan magazine Modern Screen. A long-time Marx Brothers fan, Mark divides his time between New York City, Los Angeles, and Tucson, Arizona.

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