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The Greatest Voices Project: #5-#1
[To read an introduction to The Greatest Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions tot he list, click on these links: #50-#46 … #45-#41 … #40-#36 … #35-#31 … #30-#26 … #25-#21 … #20-#16 … #15-#11 … #10-#6.] ——————————- #5: Aretha Franklin 18 Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone magazines’ “Greatest Singer of All Time.” The first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 20 number one songs. Those are just some of the accolades that Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul,” has earned in a career that has now spanned some 44 years. Another singer who got her start singing in church and recording a few gospel…
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The Greatest Voices Project: #10-#6
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions of the list, click on these links: #50-#46 … #45-#41 … #40-#36 … #35-#31 … #30-#26 … #25-#21 … #20-#16 … #15-#11.] ——————————– #10: Mahalia Jackson Staying mostly in the Gospel genre, Mahalia Jackson recorded over 30 albums in her career, which spanned over four decades. Considered by many as the greatest Gospel singer of all time, Jackson got up and sang at a worship service in Chicago unasked. The next week, she was in the choir, and within two years was singing professionally. Mahalia Jackson is one of the few Gospel singers to gain…
