Sons fortune malcolm

  Author(s): Malcolm Macdonald  Title:       Sons of Fortune  ISBN: 0 340 22721 4  Publisher/place: Hodder and Stoughton, London  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1978  Binding: hardcover Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages:  512  Weight: 715g  Condition:   Dustjacket has some very minor wear at the head and tail of the spine section.  Book itself in very good condition  -has previous owner’s name written inside Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

The definitive biography of the Queen of Soul from acclaimed music writer David Ritz. Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via "Respect" and a rapidfire string of hits. She has evolved ever since, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances, and career reinventions. Again and again, Aretha stubbornly finds a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continue to build. Her hold on the crown is tenacious, and in RESPECT, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture.