s. and seventy s that earned her the accolade queen of soul she sang at martin luther king s funeral in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight barack obama s presidential inauguration in two thousand and nine and became the first woman to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame more than anything rita franklin and immense respect as a powerful black artist during america s civil rights period. the title of her nine hundred sixty seven hit a composition by otis redding crowned her legacy from the moment the song hit the airwaves respect. everything franklin s imprint on soul music was enormous for commanding vocals powered the soundtrack of both the civil rights and women s liberation movements half a century ago. the daughter of the mississippi preacher and a mother who sang and played piano a reason franklin grew up in detroit singing at her father s church services at an