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Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz (Paperback, 2015)

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Aretha Franklin begain life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. She has evolved ever since, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances and career reinventions.Again and again, Aretha stubbornly finds a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continue to build.

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Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who have birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detriot for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via 'Respect' and a rapid-fire string of hits. She has evolved ever since, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances and career reinventions. Again and again, Aretha stubbornly finds a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continue to build. Her hold on the crown is tenacious, and in RESPECT, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture.

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PublisherLittle, Brown & Company

ISBN-139780316196819

eBay Product ID (ePID)226979798

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Book TitleRespect: the Life of Aretha Franklin

AuthorDavid Ritz

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

GenreBiographies & True Stories

Number of Pages528 Pages

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Item Height142mm

Item Width210mm

Item Weight580g

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Title_AuthorDavid Ritz

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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by devo2.0
12 Jan, 2022
Much better than the autobiography
Although the same writer for both books ritz is able too give a far more honest and informative take on the story without the censorship enforced on the autobiography.
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by susabreakwel_0
27 Aug, 2021
Respect
I am buying books for a friend as he enjoys reading autobiography about different people
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by 1113janet
02 Sep, 2020
Great book.
Lots of detail not usually mentioned. Recommended
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