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The bluesy voice of narrator Ann Duquesnay lends an authentic quality to this inspirational and revealing biography on Aretha Franklin. Duquesnay's lyrical narration relates well with the events of the singer's life and colors each moment with a lively nod toward Franklin's immense talent. "When my piano teacher came to the house, I would hide behind the coats in the back of the closet because I thought her exercises far too elementary. I wanted to skip to the intermediate material. I wanted to run before I could walk." Tracing Franklin's life from a child singing in church choirs through hard times as an unwed teenage mother to her dramatic rise to superstardom, Duquesnay gives voice to the lifetime of family, music, and faith that gave the world the Queen of Soul. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George LaneyRead More

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    Aretha Franklin's immense and unique alent has made her one of America's most popular singers for more than three decades.  She is the winner of seventeen Grammy Awards, more than any other female performer; she has recorded twenty-one number-one R&B hits, and eight top-ten pop hits; she was the first female performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and she was the recipient of the Grammy Legend Award in 1991, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1994, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.

    Now, Aretha reaches into her heart to reveal how she achieved the power to touch us all.  Aretha: From These Roots tells the story of her music-filled childhood in Detroit, at home and at the Mew Bethel Baptist Church, presided over by her father, the world-renowned Reverend C.L. Franklin; her early days of struggle as a singer; and her unprecedented, meteoric breakthrough success.  Aretha also offers special insights into the joys of motherhood, the challeneges of romance, and the faith, hard work, and inspiration that have taken her to the top of the charts and kept her there, at the pinnacle of American music.

    Written in collaboration with award-winning author David Ritz, Aretha: From These Roots is an inspiring, heartbreaking, and altogether unforgettable memoir that is sure to be the most talked-about story of the year, and for years to come.  

  • 0375407952
  • 9780375407956
  • ARETHA FRANKLIN
  • Audio Cassette (Cassette)
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