Great women involved in music who are of minority origin still exist
and have existed for a long time in the history of music . One such lady
that has had a profound effect in music is Aretha Louise Franklin . She
is an African American songwriter , singer and an accomplished soul
singer of all times . Although she has been crowned as the `Queen of
Soul , her music prowess is not limited to soul but to also other genres
such as gospel , rock n ' roll and jazz . Born in 1942 in Memphis ,
Tennessee , her music career started early in her local church which
happened to be her father 's ministering church . At the tender age of 14
years , she recorded her first album as a result of her talent in vocals
and playing the piano in the church choir (Artist Bio .
Aretha was discovered in church and therefore her early songs were
gospels which led her to fuse R B with soul into gospel music . Her
contribution to gospel was most significant with her using her
prominence in music to collaborate with other musicians that were also
prominent in recording various hits and singles . Some of the musicians
that she did numbers with included Steve Wonder and Luther Vendross who
on their parts were also accomplished musicians . The music they produced
together was not necessarily gospel but it was inspirational which acted
and still acts as morale booster for people generally . Her love for
gospel music...