Aretha Franklin Named Greatest Singer Of Rock Era

Aretha Franklin has been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a new Rolling Stone poll.

The Queen of Soul topped the list ahead of  Ray Charles at No. 2, Elvis Presley at No. 3, Sam Cooke at No. 4 and John Lennon at No. 5.

The top 100 list will be published on magazine’s December issue.The listed was selected by 179 musicians, producers and experts,including Keith Richards of Rolling Stones, James Hetfield of Metallica, David Crosby, Yusuf Islam,Iggy Pop and Mary J. Blige. Voters submitted their top 20 choices, and an accounting firm tabulated the results.

Besides 66 years old Franklin, the only other living people in the top 10 were Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder.

The top 10 is as follows:

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Ray Charles
3. Elvis Presley
4. Sam Cooke
5. John Lennon
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Bob Dylan
8. Otis Redding
9. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown

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