Birth Name: Aretha Louise Franklin
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Date of Birth: March 25, 1942
Ethnicity: African-American
Aretha Franklin is an American singer, musician, and actress. She is the daughter of Barbara Vernice (Siggers), a gospel singer, and Clarence LaVaughn “C.L.” Franklin (born Walker), a baptist preacher and civil rights activist.
Aretha’s paternal grandparents were Willie Walker and Rachel Pittman (the daughter of Elijah J. Pittman and Willie Ann).
Sources: Genealogies of Aretha Franklin (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
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