Asiashamecca: Queen of Soul

ASIASHAMECCA: QUEEN OF SOUL So... obviously this career is based on a real person. A great person... the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She began her career as a child singing gospel. During her career she won 18 Grammy awards and is one of the bestselling artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide. Aretha Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career including a 1987 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in which she became the first female performer to be inducted. She is listed in at least two all-time lists on Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. OVERVIEW Asiashamecca: So... obviously this career is based on a real person. A great person... the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. I ADORED Aretha. If you love her as much as I do, maybe you'd like to have her walking around your town, living her best Sim life forever. Maybe (like I did as a kid) you wanted to BE Aretha. There will only ever be one Queen of Soul, but that doesn't mean you can't pay your own tribute in Sims right? The text from this career comes almost entirely from her Wikipedia entry, minus the dates. The pay levels are utterly ridiculous by EA standards... unless you happen to be a Platinum selling heritage artist like Aretha Franklin. They're researched against current annual earnings for similarly successful artists and are realistic. With all of that said, I hope you enjoy. Aspiring Singer You grew up in the church. Your father's emotionally driven sermons resulted in his being known as the man with the "million-dollar voice" and earning thousands of dollars for sermons in various churches across the country. You learned how to play piano by ear, and from the first time you lifted your voice to the rafters singing, Jesus, Be a Fence Around Me. Everyone in the church knew something special was happening. Mood: Inspired Hourly Wage: 20 Daily Wage: 160 Schedule: M W F S S Objectives: Singing 2, Piano 1 Gospel Musician Caravan tours are exhausting work, but after your first gospel album, people start to take notice. Before you can say Songs of Faith, you re touring with The Soul Stirrers and with Dr. Martin Luther King. You tell your father you d like to follow in the footsteps of one of your favorites, Sam Cooke and move into pop music. Mood: Inspired Hourly Wage: 33 Daily Wage: 264 Schedule: - - W T F S S Objectives: Singing 4, Piano 2, Charisma 1 Developing Artist With the help of your family, you record your first secular demo. Legendary producer john Hammond takes note. "'This is the best thing I've heard since Billie Holiday. Who is she?" Columbia signs you as a five percent artist (a record contract with high royalties), and your first secular album, Aretha: With the Ray Bryant Combo, features your first single to chart the Billboard Hot 100, "Won't Be Lo