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Carolyn Franklin
R&B/Soul Musician. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she was the
younger sister of Erma Franklin, Aretha Franklin, and the daughter of
the Reverend C.L. Franklin. A talented singer and songwriter she wrote
both music for her and her sisters, as well as singing backup for them.
At a young age Franklin became interested in music through her father's
church, and she began to play the piano and sing. The family moved to
Buffalo, New York, and then finally to Detroit, Michigan, where she grew
up with her brother and sisters. In 1963 and 1964 she got a break when
she cut some demos in the style of latenight superclub for singer Lloyd
Price's Double L Record Label. The demos were released in 1970 on the
album, "The First Time I Cried." Franklin then released her album, "Baby
Dynamite" (1969),"Chain Reaction" (1970) and "The First Time I Cried" (1970).
Carolyn Franklin - Baby Dynamite (1969)
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The albums didn't become huge successed for Franklin, but the album did
have the minor hits 'It's True I'm Gonna Miss You,' and 'All I Want To
Be Is Your Woman.' In 1973, she released her next album, "I'd Rather Be
Lonely," and her final album, "If You Want Me," in 1976. During the next
few years she wrote more songs for her sister Aretha including, As Long
As You Are There, ' 'Save Me,' 'Ain't No Way,' and 'I Was Made For You'.
Carolyn Franklin - The First Time I Cried (1970)
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In the 1980s, she continued her music career, she appeared in the film,
"The Blues Brothers" (1980), helped her sister Aretha on her second
album, "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, in 1987, recorded for her
Family at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and
appeared as a backround vocalist on British singer Paul King's 1987
album, 'Joy.' In 1984, her father passed away.
Carolyn Franklin - I'd Rather Be Lonely (1973)
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In early 1988, while working at getting her B.A. in music from the
Marygrove College (which she did shortly before her death) she was
diagnosed with cancer. On April 25, 1988, Franklin died in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan, at the age of 44, from the cancer.
Carolyn Franklin - If You Want Me (1976)
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Carolyn Franklin - The Best Of RCA Years (1969-76)
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Death: Apr. 25, 1988
R.I.P...We will never forget you!!!
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