Who Was/Is Aretha Franklin questions
Who was Billie Holiday?
1915 to 1959; jazz singer and songwriter; Harlem, New York City
What did Aretha and her father both believe?
all good music came from God
What happened in 2005?
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush
When did Aretha decide to 'go back to her roots'?
hold a church service and record it for a live album
What was Aretha's dad the first black preacher to do?
use radio to reach listeners
What was Martin Luther King, Jr's famous speech?
"I Have a Dream"
What was Aretha's dad's nickname?
"Jazz Preacher"
What was Aretha's dad known as?
"Man with the Million-Dollar Voice"
What was Motown named for?
"Motor City" of Detroit, Michigan
What happened in 1963 in Washington?
protest march
What did Aretha's family call her?
"Ree"
What was an instant hit on April 29, 1967?
"Respect"
When was Aretha named the Queen of Soul at Chicago's Regal Theater?
"Respect" became a hit, reaching number one on both the R&B and pop charts
What happened in 1984?
divorced Glynn
What did Major Holley do?
record a demo(sample song) of Aretha Franklin
What was the root of Blues music?
working songs of black slaves
What did Jerry Wexler call the area of Muscle Shoals?
"Soul Paradise"
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
1911 to 1972; born New Orleans;First Gospel singer to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall "Queen of Gospel"
When did Aretha retire?
2017 at the age of 75
When did Aretha die?
August 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer
Who was Aretha's dad's best friend?
Smokey Robinson
Who did Aretha marry in 1961?
Ted White he was 11 years older
Why did Aretha's dad threatened to smash her Sam Cooke record with a hammer?
because they played it so much
What was New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan to its congregation?
center of the community
What is Save the Music Foundation?
donates money to help school music programs
Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
for not giving her bus seat to a white man
What happened in 1978?
married Glynn Turman
What was The Great Migration?
1916 to 1970; over 6 million African-Americans moved from the American South to the industrial cities
Who was Sam Cooke?
1931-1964; born Mississippi; grew up Chicago; own music label; "King of Soul"
When did Aretha get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
1979
How old was Aretha's mom when she died?
34
What happened in 1966?
Aretha signed a deal with Jerry Wexler and Atlantic Records
What ended segregation?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When did Aretha know she wanted to be a singer?
Clara Ward passionately sang "Peace in the Valley" at a funeral service
Who were three of the performers that performed in Aretha's living room?
Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and B.B. King
According to Aretha, where does all good music come from?
God
Why did Aretha agree to go to Muscle Shoals to record?
Jerry Wexler called it a "soul paradise"
When was Aretha Louise Franklin born?
March 25, 1942
Where was Aretha Louise Franklin born?
Memphis, Tennessee
Who wrote "Respect"?
Otis Redding
What was Aretha Franklin's nickname?
Queen of Soul
What happened one Sunday in 1952?
Reverend Franklin's ten-year-old daughter, Aretha, sang her first solo
Who did Aretha and her sister had a huge crush on?
Sam Cooke
What does integrated mean?
black and whites live together in the community
What did Aretha do with the money her dad paid her for singing in church?
bought a pair of fancy roller skates
Who was Aretha's new manager when she and Ted split?
brother, Cecil
Why was New Bethel Baptist Church torn down?
build a new highway
What happened in June 1979?
dad was shot during a robbery at home
What happened between 1984 and 1989?
dad, brother, sister, and Big Mama all died
What did the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 do?
ended slavery
What did Aretha's father do every time Aretha sang a solo in church?
he paid her $15
Why didn't Ted White approve of Aretha singing at her father's rallies?
he wanted her to perform at clubs where she'd be paid to sing
What had happened by the time Aretha Franklin was 10 years old?
her mom died of a heart attack
What was she the first woman to do in 1987?
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
made it harder to deny black people the right to vote
What brought Aretha out of her shyness?
music
What did the Motown artists have that Aretha thought was a good fit?
performed crossover music that appealed to a white audience
What did Aretha do at church only months after her mother's death?
she stood on a chair and sang her first solo
Where did Aretha wear the hat that had so many people talking?
singing at President Barack Obama's inauguration
Why did Aretha hide from her piano teacher?
wanted to play her own way
What made Aretha want to be a singer?
watching Clara Ward sing passionately and full of emotion
When was Aretha's first child born?
when she was 13
