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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 Franklin’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.”
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Mark Bego is the New York Times bestselling author of sixty-two books on rock & roll and show business. He has over twelve million books in prints in a dozen languages. In 2017 he shifted gears to become a celebrity chef, when he published his all star cookbook Eat Like a Rock Star. He chronicled his life in his 2010 memoir Paperback Writer. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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“This definitive biography is a natural for music and pop culture collections.” (Library Journal)
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- PublisherSkyhorse
- Publication date2012
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- ISBN 13 9781616085810
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