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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: March 25
Died: 2018
Died: August 16
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Aretha Louise Franklin
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On the sly, scoping for love.
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And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
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