C. L. Franklin
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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in D
Franklin in 1975
Gospel Music and the Blues
Erma Franklin
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Erma Vernice Franklin was an American gospel and soul singer. She recorded the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns in 1967, for which she was
C. L. Franklin
…a coma. Franklin was the father of the American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin. He was also the father of five other children: Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Carol Ellan. Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, to…
Franklin in 1967