David Ritz Respect: The Life Of Aretha Franklin

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This expansive portrait of the music legend reveals both her strengths and frailties. Author David Ritz is determined to tell us the real deal on the queen of soul. Twenty years ago, he co-wrote Aretha Franklin’s autobiography, as he has done for many other music stars, including Ray Charles, B.B. King, and Natalie Cole.

Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who have birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via 'Respect' and a rapidfire string of hits. She has evolved ever since, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances and career reinventions.