Aretha Franklin won countless awards in her lifetime. In 1987, she became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She later received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy and the Kennedy Center Honors, among many others.

Now, eight years after her death at age 76, Franklin will receive another honor when she is inducted into The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame on March 24.

A total of 12 music greats are being inducted. The honorees have won a combined 30 Grammy Awards — Franklin’s 18 Grammys bumped up that total — and countless other honors. Inductees and their family members will be invited to a special ceremony at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre in Boston. The public can learn more about each nominee through a new exhibit, Legends of Folk, Americ

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