ARETHA FRANKLIN’S MUSIC IS LEGENDARY, IT IS WIDELY RESPECTED APPRECIATED ACROSS THE GLOBE. HERE ARE 5 AWESOME FACTS THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS AMAZING SONGSTRESS…
- Aretha Franklin has won a total of 18 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide!
- Aretha’s musical talents are completely self-taught. Her mother was an accomplished piano player and vocalist so the abilities ran in the family but Aretha learned to play piano by ear.
- One of her biggest hits, ‘Respect’, released in 1967, was originally written and performed by Otis Redding. Aretha’s version became an anthem for the civil rights and feminist movements.
- In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- In 1999, she was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C.
LOVE THE 
MUSIC OF ARETHA FRANKLIN? Be enchanted by the talented FLORELIE ESCANO and her huge 9 piece band on Friday 16th February at Satellite Lounge as she presents ‘RESPECT! The Soul of Aretha Franklin’. BOOK TICKETS HERE!
