Carolyn Franklin

Carolyn Franklin
Franklin in photograph for Atlantic Records, December 1967
Born
Carolyn Ann Franklin

(1944-05-13)May 13, 1944
DiedApril 25, 1988(1988-04-25) (aged 43)[1]
OccupationSinger–songwriter
Years active1961–1987
RelativesAretha Franklin (sister)
Erma Franklin (sister)

Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988)[2] was an American singer-songwriter. Besides her own musical success, Franklin was best known as the daughter of prominent Detroit preacher and civil rights activist C. L. Franklin and the younger sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin.