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Carolyn Franklin

real name Carolyn Ann Franklin

United States · 1944-05-13 – 1988-04-25

Carolyn Franklin is credited on 1,115 releases across 222 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,115

Credits

222

Albums

7

Decades active

460

In collections

Biography

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Singer and songwriter, born 13 May 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, died 25 April 1988 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Daughter of Reverend C.L. Franklin, Sister of Erma Franklin, Aretha Franklin, Cecil Franklin, and Vaughn Franklin.

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Credited work

1,115 releases · 222 albums · active 1962–2025

  • Performance · 1,455
  • Production · 10
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Fame Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Criteria Recording Studios

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