(1938-03-13)March 13, 1938 Shelby, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
September 7, 2002(2002-09-07) (aged 64) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Gospel
soul
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1955–2002
Labels
Epic
Brunswick
RockBeat
Website
ermafranklin.com
Musical artist
Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002)[1] was an American gospel and soul singer. Franklin recorded the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Bert Berns, in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.[2] A cover version of the same song was recorded the following year by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with the lead vocal by Janis Joplin. Franklin was the elder sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin.
^Huey, Steve. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^"The Dead Rock Stars Club 2002 July to December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com.
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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production of musical The Heart of Rock and Roll. In 2021 she played singer ErmaFranklin in the National Geographic biographical series, Genius: Aretha alongside...
of My Heart", co-written with Bert Berns and recorded originally by ErmaFranklin, and later famously covered by Big Brother and the Holding Company,...
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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 ErmaFranklin also recorded the song and included it on her 1969 Brunswick album Soul...
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