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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942 {{fact) is an United States|American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is known to her fans as "The Queen of Soul"{{Fact|date=June 2008 and is also affectionately called "Sister Ree". She is renowned for her soul recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock and roll|rock, blues, Pop music|pop, Gospel music|gospel, and even opera.<ref>{{cite book |first=Matt |last= Dobkin |year= 2004 |title=I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York |pages=p221 |id=ISBN 0-312-31828-6 </ref> She is widely acclaimed for her passionate, soulful vocal style, which is aided by a massive and powerful vocal range.

Franklin is the second most honored female singer in Grammy history (after Alison Krauss). She has won twenty Grammy Awards, which includes the Living Legend Grammy and the Lifetime Achievement Grammy. Aretha won eight consecutive awards between 1968 and 1975,<ref name=8grammies/> during which time the category of Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was nicknamed "The Aretha Award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur41173.cfm|title=MUSICARES GIVES ARETHA FRANKLIN THE ROYAL TREATMENT: The Queen still commands ... read all