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Grammy (for best contemporary folk album) came Dylan’s
way in 2001, for Love and Theft.
In 2003 he cowrote and starred in the film Masked &
Anonymous and, because of the effects of carpal tunnel
syndrome, began playing electric piano exclusively in live
appearances. The next year he released what portended to
be the first in a series of autobiographies, Chronicles: Volume 1.
In 2005 No Direction Home, a documentary directed by
Martin Scorsese, appeared on television. In 2006 Dylan
turned his attention to satellite radio as the host of the
weekly Theme Time Radio Hour and released his 44th
album, Modern Times, which won the 2007 Grammy Award
for best contemporary folk album.
In presenting to Dylan Spain’s Prince of Asturias Prize
for the Arts in 2007, the jury called him a “living myth in
the history of popular music and a light for a generation
that dreamed of changing the world.” In 2008 the Pulitzer
Prize Board awarded him a special citation for his “pro-
found impact on popular music and American culture.”
Dylan was still actively performing in his 60s.

Aretha Franklin

(b. March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.)

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merican singer Aretha Louise Franklin defined the
golden age of soul music of the 1960s.
Franklin’s mother, Barbara, was a gospel singer and
pianist. Her father, C.L. Franklin, presided over the New
Bethel Baptist Church of Detroit, Michigan, and was a
minister of national influence. A singer himself, he was
noted for his brilliant sermons, many of which were
recorded by Chess Records.
Franklin’s parents separated when she was six, and she
remained with her father in Detroit. Her mother died