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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