Aretha Franklin
Wins
18
Nominations
44
Category
Biography
"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right."
- Born Aretha Louise Franklin March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee. Died August 16, 2018.
- In the mid-1960s, Aretha Franklin was already a well-respected R&B soul singer. But her 1967 recording of the Otis Redding song "Respect," from her hit album, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and launched her to new heights of mainstream acclaim and popularity.
- Her first GRAMMY wins came for 1967 for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording and Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female for "Respect."
- She debuted as a GRAMMY performer at the 13th GRAMMYs in 1971, singing Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Franklin has appeared on the GRAMMY stage eight times, putting her in a tie with Whitney Houston for second most GRAMMY performances by a female artist.
- In 2014 Franklin had an asteroid, "249516 Aretha," named after her.
- Franklin received The Recording Academy's GRAMMY Legend Award in 1991. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. She has five recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: "Respect," "Chain Of Fools," "Amazing Grace," "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)," and "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You."
- Franklin was honored as the 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
- Franklin has supported a large number of charities and advocacy organizations, including the NAACP, the Special Olympics, Feeding America, The Rainforest Foundation, and the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
You've Got A Friend
Ronald Isley, Aretha Franklin
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Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance Winner
Never Gonna Break My Faith
Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin
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Best Traditional R&B Performance Winner
A House Is Not A Home
Aretha Franklin
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Best Traditional R&B Performance Winner
Wonderful
Aretha Franklin
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Best R&B Album
So Damn Happy
Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Waste Your Time (Track)
Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
A Rose Is Still A Rose (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Best R&B Album
A Rose Is Still A Rose (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
A Deeper Love (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Someday We'll All Be Free (Track)
Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Doctor's Orders (Track)
Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
What You See Is What You Sweat (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Gimme Your Love (Single)
James Brown, Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Single)
Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Through The Storm (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male, Female Winner
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Aretha Franklin
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Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir Or Chorus
Oh Happy Day (Single)
Mavis Staples, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Aretha
Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Aretha Franklin, George Michael
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Jumpin' Jack Flash (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Freeway Of Love
Aretha Franklin
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Track)
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, David Stewart
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Get It Right (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Jump To It (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Hold On I'm Comin'
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Can't Turn You Loose (Track)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Almighty Fire (Album)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Break It To Me Gently (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance
Something He Can Feel (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Master Of Eyes
Aretha Franklin
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Best Soul Gospel Performance Winner
Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin
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Female Pop Vocal Performance
Day Dreaming (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Young, Gifted And Black
Aretha Franklin
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Best Soul Gospel Performance
Precious Memories (Track)
James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Don't Play That Song
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Share Your Love With Me
Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Chain Of Fools
Aretha Franklin
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Best Contemporary Song
I Say A Little Prayer (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Best Contemporary Song
A Natural Woman (Single)
Aretha Franklin
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
Respect
Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin
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Female R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Respect
Aretha Franklin
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Female Pop Vocal Performance
Respect (Single)
Aretha Franklin
