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People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.

Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: March 25
Died: 2018
Died: August 16
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Memphis
Tennessee
Aretha Louise Franklin
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