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Detroit historian remembers her father's record store, recording career and life in the city

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Her father, Joe Battle, opened a record store in 1945 and he recorded blues guitarist John Lee Hooker, the Baptist preacher reverend C. L. Franklin, and Franklin's talented daughter Aretha.

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Detroit historian remembers her father's record store, recording career and life in the city

Her father, Joe Battle, opened a record store in 1945 and he recorded blues guitarist John Lee Hooker, the Baptist preacher reverend C. L. Franklin, and Franklin's talented daughter Aretha.

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WBUR broke the news in Boston, United States on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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