Aretha: From These Roots

Franklin, Aretha; Ritz, David

ISBN 10: 0375407952 ISBN 13: 9780375407956

Casa editrice: Random House, 1999

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In an intimate and inspirational memoir, America's Queen of Soul recounts the story of her life, from her childhood as the daughter of a Baptist minister in Detroit to her meteoric rise to success, offering insights into the joys of motherhood, romance, and the faith and determination that have taken her to the top. Simultaneous.

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Aretha Franklin lives in Detroit, Michigan.  David Ritz, biographer of Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, and producer Jerry Wexler, is also a novelist and lyricist.  He lives in Los Angeles.

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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

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• Editore: Random House
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0375407952
• ISBN 13: 9780375407956
• Rilegatura: Audio Cassetta
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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