What did Aretha Franklin do?

[ZeUs!!]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4415326.stm

Also being honoured with the medal in 2005 are Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin, Alan Greenspan, historian Robert Conquest and Paul Rusesabagina who sheltered people in his hotel during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

[Superted]

She's the 'Queen of Soul', apparantly.

[Mr. Peanuts]

KAAAAAAAAAAHN

[scumbag]

ooooooooooo k

[RoDNeY]

i thoght it was Urethra franklin GAH now i cant laugh at her name anymore... sigh :george:

[Pressure Drop]

sing

[Ashlee]

EDIT: edit

[froedrick]

you just ruined that movie...

[geekbot]

Google says that the Detroit native was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.

Aretha Franklin and Frank Robinson were also people who's successes helped break color barriers in the US.

[ZeUs!!]

I bet when she embarked on her singing career she thought to herself "I'm going to embark on a singing career to break down colour barriers in the US"

[Troll King]

I think she was just looking for R.E.S.P.E.C.T..

[geekbot]

I bet when she embarked on her singing career she thought to herself "I'm going to embark on a singing career to break down colour barriers in the US"

Jackie Robinson didn't play baseball to end discrimination, he played baseball in the face of discrimination. I guess that's what they're saying about her.

It's just a medal. I'm sure Georgie Bush didn't pick the recipients all by his self.

[golden duck]

I think she was just looking for R.E.S.P.E.C.T..

Was waitin for it.

[ZeUs!!]

I don't care who picked them, I'd rather the medal went to a black lobbyist as opposed to someone who was discovered by an A&R man if that was the motivations behind the medal

[ZeUs!!]

I don't care who picked them, I'd rather the medal went to a black lobbyist as opposed to someone who was discovered by an A&R man if that was the motivations behind the medal

Edit:

Was waitin for it.

Happy birthday