`A great female musician to remember`

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Great women involved in music who are of minority origin still exist and have existed for a long time in the history of music . One such lady that has had a profound effect in music is Aretha Louise Franklin . She is an African American songwriter , singer and an accomplished soul singer of all times . Although she has been crowned as the `Queen of Soul , her music prowess is not limited to soul but to also other genres such as gospel , rock n

' roll and jazz . Born in 1942 in Memphis Tennessee , her music career started early in her local church which happened to be her father 's ministering church . At the tender age of 14 years , she recorded her first album as a result of her talent in vocals and playing the piano in the church choir (Artist Bio

Aretha was discovered in church and therefore her early songs were gospels which led her to fuse R B with soul into gospel music . Her contribution to gospel was most significant with her using her prominence in music to collaborate with other musicians that were also prominent in recording various hits and singles . Some of the musicians that she did numbers with included Steve Wonder and Luther Vendross who on their parts were also accomplished musicians . The music they produced together was not necessarily gospel but it was inspirational which acted and still acts as morale booster for people generally . Her love for gospel music...