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Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.
24 de jun. de 2021 · Barbara Siggers Franklin was a gospel singer and a wife of Rev. C.L. Franklin, the pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit. She died of a heart attack at 34, when Aretha was nine years old. She encouraged the future soul singer's talent and regularly visited her children. Audra McDonald plays her in the biopic Respect.
- Tom Eames
The Franklins had a troubled marriage due to Mr. Franklin's infidelities, and they separated in 1948. At that time, Barbara Franklin returned to Buffalo with Aretha's half-brother, Vaughn. [15] After the separation, Aretha recalled seeing her mother in Buffalo during the summer, and Barbara Franklin frequently visited her children in Detroit.
18 de mar. de 2021 · Her father, the Reverend Clarence LaVaughn “C.L.” Franklin, was a prominent Baptist preacher. Her mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, was a highly regarded gospel singer.
Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.
10 de jan. de 2023 · Barbara Siggers Franklin was a talented gospel singer and pianist who married pastor C.L. Franklin and had four children, including the "Queen of Soul" Aretha. She left her family in 1948 and died of a heart attack in 1952, leaving a lasting impact on her daughter's life and music.
28 de mar. de 2016 · Franklin, his wife, Barbara Siggers, and their four children—Erma, Cecil, Carolyn, and Aretha—lived in a parsonage house on East Boston Boulevard, among black professionals and businesspeople.
