Aretha franklin biography wikipedia the free


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Barbara Siggers Franklin

American singer

Barbara Siggers Franklin

Born

Barbara Vernice Siggers


(1917-06-29)June 29, 1917

Shelby, Mississippi, U.S.

DiedMarch 7, 1952(1952-03-07) (aged 34)

Buffalo, New York, U.S.

Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, New York
Spouse
Children5, including Aretha, Erma, and Carolyn

Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C.

L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.

How old was aretha franklin when she died

Life and career

She performed in church and later worked as a pianist.[1]

Barbara Siggers married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. The couple had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988).

Prior to the marriage, Barbara had a son, Vaughn (1934–2002) from a prev

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