• Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. Franklin recorded the original version of "Piece of...
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    songwriter Aretha Franklin. He was also the father of five other children, including Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Carol...
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  • written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the Billboard...
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  • 1973 ballad "Angel", which also featured Carolyn and eldest sister Erma Franklin in background voices advising Aretha. Aretha mentioned her sister's...
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    sister Erma to sign with his Tamla label, but C.L. Franklin turned Gordy down, as he felt Tamla was not yet an established label. Franklin's first Columbia...
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    Electric Flag – The Band Kept Playing Discogs The Electric Flag Featuring Erma Franklin – Live 1968 Official Mike Bloomfield Site Michael Bloomfield Chronology...
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  • American humorist and newspaper columnist Erma Franklin (1938–2002), American soul, rhythm and blues, and pop singer Erma Perham Proetz (1891–1944), American...
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  • recording artists such Freddie Scott ("Are You Lonely for Me Baby") and Erma Franklin ("Piece of My Heart"). "Piece of My Heart", one of his last songs, was...
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  • No. 1 that January. "Piece of My Heart", a cover of the 1967 song by Erma Franklin, was issued as the follow-up. The third single, "But I Will", also charted...
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    Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988) – Gospel and R&B singer and younger sister of Aretha Franklin Erma Franklin...
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  • production of musical The Heart of Rock and Roll. In 2021 she played singer Erma Franklin in the National Geographic biographical series, Genius: Aretha alongside...
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    Hits "Your Love Is My Drug" Ke$ha 1960s Favorites "Piece of My Heart" Erma Franklin (credited to Janis Joplin) 5 Guilty Pleasures "Video Killed the Radio...
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  • of My Heart", co-written with Bert Berns and recorded originally by Erma Franklin, and later famously covered by Big Brother and the Holding Company,...
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  • gender of the lyrics, as worked out by Franklin with her sisters Erma and Carolyn. Franklin instructed the rhythm section how to perform her established arrangement...
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  • Exciters released records on Shout. Berns' final Shout sessions with Erma Franklin resulted in "Piece of My Heart", which was rising up the charts when...
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  • Hudson in the biographical drama film Respect playing Erma Franklin, the elder sister of Aretha Franklin. In 2021, it was announced that she would play lead...
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  • Finals Finals "River Deep Mountain High" Tina Turner Finalist Season Finale "Piece of My Heart" (with The Struts) Erma Franklin Eliminated (6th Place)...
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  • Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day) (category Erma Franklin songs)
    Billboard's R&B chart, reaching #40, for Erma Franklin. It was written by Carl Davis and Eugene Record. The song was Franklin's last R&B hit. It was Brunswick #...
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  • manager at the time. "Piece of My Heart" was originally performed by Erma Franklin, though Janis Joplin made it famous, and many people mistakenly believe...
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    The album's additional singles, "Piece of My Heart" (a cover of the Erma Franklin song) and "Take Me as I Am" were also significant country hits. In 1995...
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  • 1962 single) Gerry Goffin, Carole King 2:15 4. "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin cover from the 1967 single) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 3:06 5. "Baby...
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  • Trackmasters and Chubb Rock himself. It features contributions from Erma Franklin, Deneen Lowe, Eric Milteer, Curt Gowdy, Rob Swinga and Grand Puba. The...
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  • Foundations The Four Tops Inez and Charlie Foxx Aretha Franklin Carolyn Franklin Erma Franklin The Funk Brothers Marvin Gaye Giveon Gem Tang Johnny Gill...
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  • "El cuarto de Tula" - Buena Vista Social Club "Piece of My Heart" - Erma Franklin "I Want Candy" - Mandy Moore with Aida Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker...
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  • LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. The couple had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988)...
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    as the B-side of her hit single "Call Me". Franklin's older sister Erma Franklin also recorded the song and included it on her 1969 Brunswick album Soul...
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  • "Piece of My Heart" is a cover of the song originally recorded by Erma Franklin and made famous by Janis Joplin. All songs written by Sammy Hagar, except...
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    SP-3789, 1967) Ain't Got No, I Got Life (RCA Records – single, 1968) With Erma Franklin Piece of My Heart (Shout Records S-221, 1967) With Lorraine Ellison...
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  • saxophone Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone Carolyn Franklin – background vocals Erma Franklin – background vocals Cissy Houston – background vocals...
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  • a Dream" (Tim Hardin cover) Tim Hardin 4:36 4. "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin cover) Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy 4:28 5. "Trouble"   4:58 6. "The Key"...
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