Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, TN, but spent most of her childhood in Detroit Michigian. Her parents had a troubled relationship and and split up when Aretha was six. Her mother subsequently had a heartattach when Aretha was ten and died. Her father was a well known preacher who moved them around a lot. Aretha became well-known for her impressive vocals and talent at the piano, and signed a record deal with Battle Records at the age of fourteen. Aretha moved away from her gospel roots as she grew older. By the time she was sixteen she had two children, and a contract with Columbia Records by 1960.
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she grew up in notting hill , London
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The peasant farmer who grew the produce on which the city-state depended.
grew apples
The acropolis (= high city) was the fort and refuge in a city. As the city grew up around it, it housed temples which were also used as treasuries.
Gene Cornish grew up in Rochester NY and graduated from Ben Franklin High School in 1963.
new york it's on study island
Tribes settled in a section of river valley with a limited tract of land. They established a fortress for protection from neighbours and nomads. A city grew up around the fortress, and so the city-state grew up. These city-states defended their land and so the separate city-state became entrenched.
They traded throughout the Mediterranean and established a trading colony there, which grew into an independent city-state.
Barbara Parks never listed a city. She grew up in New Jersey which probably influenced her writing.