Music Quote by Whitney Houston

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

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 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 cannot express how much music got me through lockdown. I re-discovered Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin.

— Miquita Oliver

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

— Stevie Wonder

Singers like Gladys Knight are mostly responsible for how I learned to sing.

— Lisa Stansfield

It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers,…

— Harry Connick, Jr

If you think back to the greats and some of my favourite artists like Megadeth and Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston... they were…

— Sam Ryder

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.

— Tanya Tucker

Luther Vandross and I met in Roberta Flack's band. He was singing background, I was playing bass, and Roberta was beautiful. She's like the…

— Marcus Miller

I was told all my life to sing like Aretha Franklin, or Adele, cover myself with black clothing and show more soul, sing bigger.

— Netta Barzilai