Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is the undisputed “Queen of Soul” and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She is a singer of great passion and remains one of the preeminent vocalists of the age. Borrowing from jazz, soul, R&B, rock, pop, and, of course, gospel, she sings with such graceful abandon that she is recognized as one of the handful of inventors of hard-core soul.