Aretha Franklin
Legendary vocalist Aretha Franklin will perform on campus as part of the at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Sanford Field House. Tickets for the Ƶ community and the general public will be released in mid-January — watch for details as they become available.
Known around the world by her first name, and as the reigning “Queen of Soul,” Franklin’s repertoire spans pop, soul, jazz, rock, blues, and gospel.
Franklin was named the #1 Vocalist of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2009. The first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, she is the recipient of numerous awards, including 18 Grammys, five American Music Awards, and four NAACP Image awards. To date, she has received 12 honorary doctorate degrees.
The Global Leaders series, sponsored by Ƶ’s Parents’ and Grandparents’ Fund, allows the university to invite inspirational leaders like Franklin to campus. Other guests have included former prime minister of Israel, Shimon Peres; Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder; Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state; President Bill Clinton; Russian political activist Gary Kasparov; Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain; Felipe Calderón, former president of Mexico; and the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
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More Global Leaders Who Have Visited Ƶ
Joseph "Joe" Biden, Jr.
Former Vice President of the United States, 2017
Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul, 2016
Shimon Peres
Former President and Prime Minister of Israel, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State, 2013
Felipe Calderón
Former President of Mexico, 2013
Sir Richard Branson
Entrepreneur and philanthropist, 2012
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States, 2010
Garry Kasparov
Chess champion and political activist, 2010
Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister of Britain, 2009
General Colin Powell
Former U.S. Secretary of State, 2009
His Holiness - The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
Spiritual leader of Tibet, 2008
