Mark Bego
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego's definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, to recording her first album at the age of fourteen and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, right up through untimely passing in 2018. Originally positioned to become a gospel star in her father's Detroit church, Aretha had a privileged urban upbringing;...
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc
Language
English
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Elton John's parents knew early on he was a music prodigy -they just had no idea that their classically-trained son, Reggie Dwight, would transform from a shy, introverted schoolboy to one of the most extraordinary and outrageous pop-rock superstars in the world.
Elton John has sold over 200 million records and has had more than 56 top-40 singles. He has won five Grammys, an Academy award, Golden Globe, and a Tony. Rolling Stone magazine ranks...
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