Aretha Franklin

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Bobby (FILM) Nov. 17, 2006

Late Night With Conan O'Brien (TV) Mar. 28, 2002

Blues Brothers 2000 (FILM) Feb. 6, 1998

Saturday Night Live (TV) Dec. 6, 1980

The Blues Brothers (FILM) Jun. 20, 1980

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At age 14, she performed and recorded "Precious Lord" before her father's congregation, Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church.

Columbia Records released her first album The Great Aretha Franklin in 1960.

In 1972, she had a small role in the TV show Room 222.

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At age 14, she performed and recorded "Precious Lord" before her father's congregation, Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church.

Columbia Records released her first album The Great Aretha Franklin in 1960.

In 1972, she had a small role in the TV show Room 222.

Made her film debut in the1980 movie The Blues Brothers singing "Think."

In 1986, Michigan law makers declared her voice the state's greatest natural resource.

In 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 1994, she was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2005, President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Harry Belafonte

Bobby

Released: Nov. 23, 2006

Dan Aykroyd

Blues Brothers 2000

Released: Feb. 6, 1998

Denny Dillon

Saturday Night Live

Aired: Dec. 6, 1980

John Belushi

The Blues Brothers

Released: Jun. 20, 1980

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