Aretha Franklin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aretha Franklin, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1970–19712 events1 places

Chronological biography

1970

Spirit in the Dark24 August 1970

Arts / Popular Music · Singer · Soul singer · United States of America

Releases the album Spirit in the Dark

1971

Bridge over Troubled Water13 May 1971

Arts / Popular Music

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, receives a gold record for her version of "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Titles and roles

Singer · Soul singer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.