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Erma Franklin

Erma Vernice Franklin, known professionally as Erma Franklin, was born on March 13, 1938, in Shelby, Mississippi. She was an American singer of gospel and R&B music. At the age of nine, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, where her father became a pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church. Franklin began singing at her father's church and later studied business at Clark Atlanta University. Her breakthrough came in 1967 with the release of "Piece of My Heart", which reached Number six on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and Number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, written by Bert B...