Did aretha franklin have a child by her father

A gifted singer and pianist, Aretha Franklin toured with her father's traveling revival show and later visited New York, where she signed with Columbia Records. Franklin went on to release several popular singles, many of which are now considered classics. In she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in she won her 18th Grammy Award, making her one of the most honored artists in Grammy history.

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Franklin's parents separated by the time she was six, and four years later her mother succumbed to a heart attack. Guided by C. Franklin's musical gifts became apparent at an early age. Largely self-taught, she was regarded as a child prodigy. A gifted pianist with a powerful voice, Franklin got her start singing in front of her father's congregation.

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By the age of 14, she had recorded some of her earliest tracks at his church , which were released by a small label as the album Songs of Faith in She also performed with C. At the age of 12, she became a mother for the first time with a son, Clarence. A second child, Edward, followed two years later — with both sons taking her family's name. Franklin would later have two more sons: Ted White, Jr.

After a brief hiatus, Franklin returned to performing and followed heroes such as Cooke and Dinah Washington into pop and blues territory. In , with her father's blessing, Franklin traveled to New York, where after being courted by several labels, including Motown and RCA, she signed with Columbia Records, who released the album Aretha in But while Franklin enjoyed moderate results with her recordings over the next few years, they failed to fully showcase her immense talent.