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29 Things You Might Not Have Known About 'Queen Of Soul' Aretha Franklin

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She Performed At The Super Bowl Show After Calling The NFL Out 1 .  She Performed At The Super Bowl Show After Calling The NFL Out
She Was The Second Black Woman To Appear On The Cover Of Time 2 .  She Was The Second Black Woman To Appear On The Cover Of Time
She Scored The Most No. 1 Singles By Any Woman 3 .  She Scored The Most No. 1 Singles By Any Woman
She Had Her Own Record Label 4 .  She Had Her Own Record Label
She Won The Presidential Medal Of Freedom 5 .  She Won The Presidential Medal Of Freedom
She Was The Most Charted Female Artist In Billboard's History 6 .  She Was The Most Charted Female Artist In Billboard's History
She Was  No.1 On The "100 Greatest Singers" List 7 .  She Was No.1 On The "100 Greatest Singers" List
"Respect" Was Originally A Cover 8 .  "Respect" Was Originally A Cover
Her Sisters Sang As Backup 9 .  Her Sisters Sang As Backup
And It Became An Anthem For The Civil Rights & Feminist Movements 10 .  And It Became An Anthem For The Civil Rights & Feminist Movements
"Respect" Is Named "The Song Of The Century" 11 .  "Respect" Is Named "The Song Of The Century"
Her Father Was A Well-Known Preacher 12 .  Her Father Was A Well-Known Preacher
Her Parents Were Musical 13 .  Her Parents Were Musical
Whitney Houston Saw Her As An Auntie 14 .  Whitney Houston Saw Her As An Auntie
She Had 12 Honarary Degrees 15 .  She Had 12 Honarary Degrees
She Sang Opera 16 .  She Sang Opera
She Won 18 Grammy Awards 17 .  She Won 18 Grammy Awards
She Released 42 Studio Albums 18 .  She Released 42 Studio Albums
She Studied At Juilliard 19 .  She Studied At Juilliard
She Was A Mother Of Two By Age 14 20 .  She Was A Mother Of Two By Age 14
She Had A Fear Of Flying 21 .  She Had A Fear Of Flying
She Performed At Three Presidential Inaugurations 22 .  She Performed At Three Presidential Inaugurations
She Had A Rare Four-Octave Vocal Range 23 .  She Had A Rare Four-Octave Vocal Range
She Was The First Woman Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 24 .  She Was The First Woman Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
She Was Linked With Martin Luther King Jr. 25 .  She Was Linked With Martin Luther King Jr.
And Performed At His Funeral 26 .  And Performed At His Funeral
She Got Her Start In Church 27 .  She Got Her Start In Church
She Taught Herself How To Play Piano 28 .  She Taught Herself How To Play Piano
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