Aretha Franklin 1st Woman Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame- Black History & Women's Hist Month

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- Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame on Jan. 3, 1987. Billboard is highlighting some of the biggest achievements by Black artists in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth.
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- Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way. Song written by Carolyn Franklin. Album: Lady Soul (1968).

Ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
It ain't no way for me to give you all you need
If you won't let me give all of me

I know that a woman's duty is to help and love a man
And that's the way it was planned
Oh but how can I how can I how can I
Give you all the things I have
If you're tying both of my hands

Oh it ain't no way
It ain't no way
It just ain't no way baby
Ain't no way baby
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me

Stop trying to be someone you're not
How come it's true there's a man
Who payed too much for what he got
And if you need me like you say you do
Oh then, then don't you know that I need you

Oh, it ain't no way
I tell you that it ain't no way
It ain't no way, it ain't no way baby, no
It just ain't no way
It sho' ain't no way
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me

No way, if you won't let me
Ain't no way
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- Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – Aug. 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter & pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Franklin began her career as a child, singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Mich., where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a music career as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim & commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Commercial hits such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", 'Respect",'(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", & "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers..

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts & the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 & into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Franklin number one on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded the singer a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music & culture for more than 5 decades". In 2020, Franklin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin

- Call Me, 1970.