Because Quote by Naturi Naughton

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

— Charles Bradley

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

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

— Jonny Lang

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

— Gabby Barrett

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 love songs, Patty Larkin, Sharon Stone, Mae West, and Marilyn Monroe.

— Justin Tranter

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

— Jennifer Holliday

I love James Taylor and Carole King, Joni Mitchell - this is, like, early '70s stuff. I love the stuff from the '40s. I…

— Jane Lynch

I grew up listening to such strong female solo artists. I love Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears.

— Tiffany Hwang

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

My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working with Janis…

— Clive Davis

I used to love, and I still do, Lee Ann Womack. And Alison Krauss. I mean, how many Grammys does she have? She's just…

— Kacey Musgraves