![]() ![]() took Aretha on was described as a “sex circus.” In a biography by David Ritz (which the Franklin family threatened to sue over), the gospel circuit C.L. “It was a mess, but out of that mess came some rebirth, and all we can do is celebrate that.” had to do something because he knew she was going to be a star, so he said, ‘I’m going to take you on the road,’” Vance said. “We don’t show what happened to her mother because it’s cloudy and it would be speculation and gossip if we said exactly what happened because nobody knows: She died and Aretha stopped talking for a year, and C.L. withholds money from Aretha whenever they argue and is portrayed as a bit of a philanderer, frequently meeting women while on the road with his daughter. But when Aretha began to strike out on her own, the two had differences and things got difficult - in the series, C.L. encouraged Aretha to sing at Baptist revival events and church ceremonies and was a key part in Aretha discovering her voice and love of soul music. Aretha’s mother, Barbara Franklin, died four years after separating from her husband, so Aretha and her sisters were raised by their father and grandmother.Ĭ.L.
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