- Aretha Franklin taught herself to play the piano without knowing how to read music.
- She got her start in Detroit as a child performing in her father’s church choir.
- As a teenager she traveled with Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, she later gave a soul-stirring performance at his funeral in 1968.
- She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1987.
- Her rare four-octave vocal range was the magic behind her power house presence.
- In 2005, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom, an honor she received for her lifetime achievements in the arts.
- She has performed at three US presidential inaugurations.
Aretha Franklin Didn’t Leave a Will Behind Before She Passed Away
