American history Quote by Peabo Bryson

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

— Joss Stone

Aretha Franklin is and will always be a national treasure.

— Michael McDonald

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

I was in elementary school, going to school knowing Rick James, Aretha Franklin, way before my time.

— Inspectah Deck

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

— Steely Dan

Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredible Christian background, and where there was a lot of love, which…

— Beth Ditto

When Aretha Franklin came on the radio when I was in college, we would stop the car, throw open the doors, jump out, and…

— Kathy Bates

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

— Charles Bradley

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

— Marianne Faithfull

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

— Jennifer Holliday