Aretha Franklin: 5 things you never knew about the Queen of Soul

2. Franklin has six honorary doctorate degrees

Even though Aretha Franklin dropped out of high school, following in the footsteps of pop star Sam Cooke, she was eventually honored with doctorates in music from Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale, Brown, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Michigan.

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