{"product_id":"respect-the-life-of-aretha-franklin-paperback","title":"Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"comprehensive and illuminating\" biography of the Queen of Soul (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e) was hailed by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a remarkably complex portrait of Aretha Franklin's music and her tumultuous life.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via \"Respect\" and a rapidfire string of hits. She continued to evolve for decades, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances, and career reinventions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Again and again, Aretha stubbornly found a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continued to build. Her hold on the crown was tenacious, and in \u003ci\u003eRespect\u003c\/i\u003e, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award and won the 2013 ASCAP Timothy White award for outstanding musical biography for his book with Buddy Guy. With Marvin Gaye, he also cowrote the song \"Sexual Healing\". He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377002823858,"sku":"9780316196819","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/79b9f9f7e91889700311b61694634a2b.webp?v=1777715654","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/respect-the-life-of-aretha-franklin-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}