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jan 03 Learn More Aretha Franklin Inducted into Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame


On this day in 1987, the hardworking women of rock 'n' roll and rhythm 'n' blues finally got some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, when Aretha Franklin became the first female inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. She was inducted by the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, who likely has no memory of the event.

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