Aretha Quote by Clive Davis

Being around people like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack...had a great impact on me as a singer, as a performer,…

— Whitney Houston

I always loved James Brown, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke.

— Charles Bradley

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

— Jonny Lang

I love Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and The Supremes, because I'm kind of old-school at heart.

— Naturi Naughton

I used to be a pop singer; well, not used to be. I am an R&B singer. My emphasis was on Stevie Wonder and…

— Keala Settle

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

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

— Whitney Houston

I grew up singing a lot of Martina McBride, Shania and LeAnn Rimes, and because of my age, those were my main influences.

— Cassadee Pope

I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle.

— Gabby Barrett

The first artist I really loved was Stevie Wonder. That opened the doors to other soul singers like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.

— Olly Alexander

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

— Jennifer Holliday