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According to Rolling Stone magazine, Aretha Franklin is the greatest singer of all time
New York – Aretha Franklin is the greatest singer of all time according to the prestigious American Rolling Stone magazine. The selection has already caused a storm by missing Céline Dion.
The list of the 200 greatest singers, published on New Year’s Eve, is dominated by soul and R&B singers, with Whitney Houston second behind Franklin and Sam Cooke third.
“Céline Dion, who is the artist with the best vocal technique of all time, is not on the list, it goes beyond all limits,” cnn.com quoted producer, promoter and performer Jamie Lambert as tweeting.
In the text accompanying the list, Rolling Stone warned that everyone would start commenting, be aware that this is a list of the greatest singers, not the greatest voices. “The talent and ability are unparalleled,” they wrote.
In addition to the already mentioned performers, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Otis Redding and Al Green entered the top 10. Among the icons of rock and roll, Little Richard became 11th, John Lennon 12th, Freddie Mercury 14th, Bob Dylan 15th, Prince 16th, Elvis Presley 17th, and Frank Sinatra 19th.
Rolling Stone magazine first published a similar list of 100 in 2008, based on the votes of then-known musicians. The current list was compiled by the members of the editorial staff and the publishing journalists, covering the past hundred years of pop music in a broader sense. This is how the Indian Lata Mangeshkar, Amy Winehouse and Johnny Cash (ranked 84) or the salsa queen Celia Cruz, who climbed up to 18th, could enter the top 200.
In addition to Céline Dion, many well-known names are missing from Rolling Stone, including Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and Sting.