“It’s the rough side of the mountain
that’s the easiest to climb;
the smooth side doesn’t have
anything for you to hang on to.
~ Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer and pianist. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. By the end of the 1960s she was being called “The Queen of Soul”.
