I can't sing like Aretha Franklin as much as I wish I could. And I don't sing like Etta James and the… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to,… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
Most importantly for me growing up, it was a spirituals, it was a gospels, it was James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, Marion Williams;… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
You know what we pride ourselves on that - although I wouldn't mind if my backside was a little smaller. But look… — Kate DeAraugo Copy Share Image
Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen… — Whitney Houston Copy Share Image
You knew the difference between Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, straight away. Now everyone sounds like each… — Bobby Womack Copy Share Image
I am in love with old school funk and soul music. That's what I grew up listening to, and I want to… — Raini Rodriguez Copy Share Image
But I'm really into old music - bluesy, soulful singers, like Etta James, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. I wouldn't have minded… — Jessica Sanchez Copy Share Image
I was told all my life to sing like Aretha Franklin, or Adele, cover myself with black clothing and show more soul,… — Netta Barzilai Copy Share Image
My mom actually had a band called Six Pack - even though there were seven of them - who went around Chicago… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I was in elementary school, going to school knowing Rick James, Aretha Franklin, way before my time. — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
People like me and Aretha Franklin and Joe Tex, we had predicted that inside of five years disco would be all over,… — Wilson Pickett Copy Share Image
“Silver” is what I called girls who were natural beauties but who also smoothed on a layer of pretty from a jar.… — Tayari Jones Copy Share Image
“If you think of the world without people it's about the most perfect thing there ever is. It's all balanced and shit.… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to meet Aretha Franklin but I was so overwhelmed that I just burst out crying. — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle. — Gabby Barrett Copy Share Image
In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
“bacon.” No, I do not bring home the bacon. At best, I bring home imitation bacon bits. “Fry it up in a… — Jane Jenkins Herlong Copy Share Image
I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
Being around people like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack...had a great impact on me as a singer, as… — Whitney Houston Copy Share Image
