Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin was an legendary American singer, songwriter, and pianist, universally revered as the “Queen of Soul”. Raised on gospel music in Detroit, she signed with Atlantic Records in 1967, unleashing a string of monumental hits like “Respect”, “A Natural Woman”, and “Think”. Her powerful, emotionally raw vocals became the definitive soundtrack to the civil rights and feminist movements. Over her historic six-decade career, she won 18 Grammy Awards, became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and sold over 75 million records, cementing her legacy as a cultural titan.