I grew up with music in the house. I was told I could sing as soon as I started talking. Everybody in… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of… — Rory Block Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredible Christian background, and where there was a lot of… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular opinion, manners are not a luxury good that's interesting only to those who can afford to think about them.… — Henry Alford Copy Share Image
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. — Peabo Bryson Copy Share Image
When Aretha Franklin came on the radio when I was in college, we would stop the car, throw open the doors, jump… — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
My dad's a huge music nerd and he put me onto a lot of music when I was very young, like Stevie… — Ruel Copy Share Image
I love Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and The Supremes, because I'm kind of old-school at heart. — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
I cannot express how much music got me through lockdown. I re-discovered Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin. — Miquita Oliver Copy Share Image
With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
If you think back to the greats and some of my favourite artists like Megadeth and Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston...… — Sam Ryder Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church not being able to listen to anything but gospel. So, while [other] people grew up with… — Rahki Copy Share Image
I think the most-played record in our house was the 'Big Chill' Soundtrack - so Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Otis… — Chet Faker Copy Share Image
My introduction of Whitney was that if there's going to be one performer for the next generation who combined the beauty and… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
My dad was a club musician. He was always playing guitar and playing loads of soul records and '60s rock n' roll.… — Sam Fender Copy Share Image
I started with soul music and icons like Aretha Franklin and Etta James and then moved to R&B and artists such as… — Netta Barzilai Copy Share Image
“Darius held Stark back from launching himself at Neferet, and Duantia spoke quickly into the rising tension. 'Neferet, I think we can… — P.C. Cast Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin's 'Let Me in Your Life' is one of the few recent R&B albums that places the emphasis entirely and deservedly… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
“We would parachute in like typical asshole Americans and be completely clueless about what kind of trip we were actually on, asking… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
I've been getting into different gospel artists; Aretha Franklin is someone I've been listening to a lot of. — Jonny Lang Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin is, and always be, the Queen of Soul. Tonight, shes the queen of our hearts, too, and the queen of… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I was living in Gainesville, Florida, and our babysitter brought over the soundtrack to The Who's "Tommy" - not the actual record… — John Vanderslice Copy Share Image
