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Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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It's so glamorous, you have to see it. (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
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I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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