3. She's a self-taught pianist
Aretha Franklin is not only has a four-octave vocal range, but she was also a self-taught pianist by the age of ten.
Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis in 1942 and celebrates her 78th birthday today. Here she is live in 1964 playing piano and doing an incredible version of "Evil Gal Blues" a song written by Lionel Hampton & originally recorded by Dinah Washington in 1943. pic.twitter.com/yGoEla3m1S
— Nikki Kreuzer (@NikkiKreuzer) March 25, 2018
After her mother passed, she learned how to play piano by ear, which is not the easiest to do, especially before you're in the 5th grade.
Aretha Franklin taught herself how to play the piano by ear. That’s not honored enough.
— Niecy Nash’s Waist (@_maleficentt) August 13, 2018
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