Biography
Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. She recorded the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. A cover version of the same song was recorded the following year by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with lead vocals by Janis Joplin. Franklin was the elder sister of singer Aretha Franklin.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
215 releases · 18 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 286
- Other credits · 21
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan · Fame Recording Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Aretha Franklin
- Various
- Aretha
- Shaggy
- Carolyn Franklin
- Chubb Rock
- Sister Soul