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Became her stage manager in 1990 until his death in 2002. arethas musical gifts were apparent at an early age, largely self-taught she became a gifted pianist with a powerful voice and was widely regarded as a child prodigy. aretha got her start as a performer singing in front of her fathers congregation. by the age of 14, she had recorded some of her earliest tracks at her fathers church which were released by a small label as the album "songs of faith" in 1956. she also performed with her fath...