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Aretha Franklin


Background information
Birth name Aretha Louise Franklin
Born March 25, 1942
Born place Memphis, Tennesee, U.S.
Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genre(s) Soul
Jazz
Blues
R&B
Gospel
Rock
Years active 1956—present
Label(s) Arista Records
Columbia Records
Atlantic Records
Associated acts George Michael
Sweet Inspirations
Carolyn Franklin
Erma Franklin
Cissy Houston
George Benson
Michael McDonald
Mahalia Jackson
Albertina Walker
Stevie Wonder
Chaka Khan
Marvin Gaye
Natalie Cole



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Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Inducted Into Mojo Hall Of Fame

June 11, 2010
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Inducted Into Mojo Hall Of FameLed Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has been inducted into the Mojo Hall of Fame.

Page collected the award at the magazine’s annual Honours List awards ceremony in London last night (June 10).

"Jimmy Page is the musician by whom all other musicians are measured,” Mojo’s Editor-In-Chief Phil Alexander said.

Richard Hawley collected the Best Album prize for ‘Truelove's Gutter’, while The Low Anthem were named Breakthrough Act.

Other awards went to Midlake for Best Live Act and Devo, who won the Merit Award.

Bassist Mani collected The MOJO Classic Album Award on behalf of his former band, The Stone Roses.

(by Jason Gregory)



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