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# 2 Aretha Franklin
The Queen of Soul
The fate of gospel music was forever altered
in 1956 when a 14-year-old choir girl named Aretha first belted out "Precious Lord" for a congregation of 4,500 at Detroit's
New Bethel Baptist Church. What followed this conception of the legendary "Lady Soul" is nothing short of amazing grace --
more than a dozen million-selling singles, 20 No. 1 R&B hits, a cover story in Time, a civil rights award from
Martin Luther King Jr., a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 15 Grammys (including a lifetime achievement award in 1995)