Reverend C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin of Detroit

  Date: 1960 Venue: Howard High School; Chattanooga, TN Winning Bid: $2,500 Another example of a concert poster that reveals the evolution of a star comes from 1960. Aretha Franklin’s preacher father gets top billing; she’s famous enough to rate a mention, but not a photograph. “It shows how early it is,” says Giles Moon, […]

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Reverend C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin of Detroit
Reverend C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin of Detroit

Reverend C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin of Detroit

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Reverend C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin of Detroit

 

  • Date: 1960
  • Venue: Howard High School; Chattanooga, TN
  • Winning Bid: $2,500

Another example of a concert poster that reveals the evolution of a star comes from 1960. Aretha Franklin’s preacher father gets top billing; she’s famous enough to rate a mention, but not a photograph. “It shows how early it is,” says Giles Moon, consignment director of entertainment and music memorabilia at Heritage. “He was known in his own right. She had yet to really make a breakthrough.” (ha.com)

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