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Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the " Queen of Soul ", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time .
American singer Aretha Franklin topped both versions of the list. When publishing the updated list in 2023, Rolling Stone noted that "this is the Greatest Singers list, not Greatest Voices list. Talent is impressive; genius is transcendent". [3]
Mary Jane Jones (c. 1942–2000), known professionally as Vickie Jones, was an American singer who became famous in 1969 for impersonating Aretha Franklin.. Jones was born in Virginia and first sang with the Great Gate, a touring Baptist church choir led by the Reverend Billie Lee.
This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre: Traditional singer-songwriters; Others who both write songs and sing
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. [1]
Nominee Wins Nominations Post Malone: 0 18 Brian McKnight: 0: 17 Snoop Dogg: 0: 16 Joe Satriani Björk: 0: 15 Martina McBride Dierks Bentley: 0: 14 Katy Perry Spyro Gyra
The singer Roberta Flack, who became one of the top recording artists of the 1970s, has died at the age of 88 ... Franklin and Diana Ross among others in a special pantheon of heroines name ...
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.