The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, an Intimate Portrait

by Linda Solomon

Book Overview

Reflections on the life of Aretha Franklin captured in exclusive photographs by her friend, photojournalist Linda Solomon.

"Aretha was private. I respected this and she trusted me." Linda Solomon met Aretha Franklin in 1983 when she was just beginning her career as a photojournalist and newspaper columnist. Franklin's brother and business manager arranged for Solomon to capture the singer's major career events--just as she was coming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814347282
• ISBN13: 9780814347287
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.1"