Backgrounds Quote by Beth Ditto

Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love, which is…

— Beth Ditto

Aretha Franklin holds a significant place in the collective heart of America. She's a singular example of what we represent at our best.

— Michael McDonald

Aretha Franklin is and will always be a national treasure.

— Michael McDonald

I love Aretha [Franklin] and I've loved her all my life. I think she's an incredible songstress, obviously. She consistently has had this incredible…

— Stevie Wonder

Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there.

— Jennifer Holliday

Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul.

— Steely Dan

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

— Tracy Chapman

Aretha Franklin is, and always be, the Queen of Soul. Tonight, shes the queen of our hearts, too, and the queen of the Grammys.

— LL Cool J

I've been getting into different gospel artists; Aretha Franklin is someone I've been listening to a lot of.

— Jonny Lang

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

— Peabo Bryson

The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's.

— Marianne Faithfull

As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to, like Joni…

— Alanis Morissette