Aretha Franklin and Rod Stewart also recorded " Amazing Grace " around the same time, and both of their renditions were popular.

" Yip " Harburg ( performed by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz ), " White Christmas " written by Irving Berlin ( best-known performance by Bing Crosby ), " This Land Is Your Land " written and performed by Woody Guthrie, " Respect " written by Otis Redding ( best-known performance by Aretha Franklin ), and " American Pie ".

In 2001 Kid Rock began dating actress Pamela Anderson, after the two met at a VH1 tribute to Aretha Franklin.

* 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer

Twain's mainstream pop acceptance was further helped by her appearance in the 1998 first edition of the VH1 Divas concert where she sang alongside Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan and Aretha Franklin, and also by VH1's 1999 heavily aired Behind the Music, which concentrated on the tragic aspects of her early life as well as her physical attractiveness and Nashville's early resistance to her bare-midriff music videos.

* In 1996, RCA Victor released the tribute album The Songs of West Side Story featuring new versions of the songs from the musical sung by popular music stars, including: " The Jet Song " sung by Brian Setzer, " A Boy Like That " sung by Selena, " I feel Pretty " sung by Little Richard, two versions of " Somewhere " performed by Aretha Franklin and Phil Collins, " Tonight " sung by Wynonna Judd and Kenny Loggins, " America " sung by Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole and Sheila E., " I Have a Love " sung by Trisha Yearwood and " Rumble " performed by Chick Corea Elektric Band and Steve Vai's Monsters.

** Aretha Franklin, American singer

* February 14 – Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin ( to be released in April ).

* January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Past performers at the week-long festival include: Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Jean Carne, Phil Woods, Aretha Franklin, Freda Payne, Cassandra Wilson, Ethel Ennis, David Sanborn, Jane Monheit, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ramsey Lewis, Patti Austin, and Ann Hampton Callaway

James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin plus Motown artists The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye.

In February 2010, Minnelli appeared in a Snickers commercial along with Aretha Franklin and Betty White.

Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame, and Aretha Franklin recorded in the area later in the 1960s.

These independent labels produced high-quality dance records with such singers as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett.

Colbert County is also home of the towns Sheffield and Muscle Shoals where many popular musicians such as Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones recorded music.

* C. L. Franklin, father of Aretha Franklin

Muscle Shoals is known for recording many hit songs from the 1960s to today at FAME Studios, where Aretha Franklin recorded, and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio which developed work for Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, the Rolling Stones and countless others.

While famous for classic recordings from Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, recent hit songs such as " Before He Cheats " by Carrie Underwood and " I Loved Her First " by Heartland continue the city's musical legacy.

Cher, The Rolling Stones, The Osmonds, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Simon & Garfunkle, The Staple Singers and many others recorded the biggest hits of their careers in this small studio, that remains well known and respected throughout the music industry.

* Aretha Franklin, singer and songwriter, daughter of prominent preacher C. L. Franklin

* Carolyn Franklin, singer and songwriter, and younger sister of Aretha Franklin.

The show included entertainers such as Frankie Lymon, The Supremes, Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, LaVern Baker, Harry Belafonte, James Brown, Godfrey Cambridge, Diahann Carroll, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Bill Cosby, Count Basie, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bo Diddley, Rocío Dúrcal, Duke Ellington, Lola Falana, The 5th Dimension, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Dick Gregory, W. C. Handy, Lena Horne, The Jackson 5, Mahalia Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Moms Mabley, Johnny Mathis, The Miracles ( later known as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles ), Melba Moore, The Platters, Leontyne Price, Richard Pryor, Lou Rawls, Della Reese, Nipsey Russell, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, The Temptations, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Tina Turner ( at the time known as " The Ike & Tina Turner Revue "), Leslie Uggams, William Warfield, Dionne Warwick, Dinah Washington, Ethel Waters, Flip Wilson, Jackie Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Stevie Wonder.

Young, Gifted and Black won Aretha a Grammy Award for Best Female R & B Vocal Performance.

When Phillips lost to Aretha Franklin, the latter presented the trophy to Phillips, saying she should have won it instead.

Mary J. Blige won the award in 2008 alongside Aretha Franklin and tied with The Clark Sisters.

She first won the award in 46th Grammy Awards | 2004 for " So Damn Happy ( Aretha Franklin album )# Track listing | Wonderful " and won again at the 48th Grammy Awards | 2006 ceremony for " A House Is Not a Home ( song )# Cover versions | A House Is Not a Home ".

The award for the Best Female R & B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song " Respect ".

On February 13, 2011, she paid tribute to Aretha Franklin during the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

It went double-platinum and received a Grammy nomination for Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female ; it lost to Aretha Franklin's version of " Bridge Over Troubled Water.

In February 1997, Houston performed it as the third song of her ' Waiting to Exhale Medley '―" Sittin ' Up in My Room " by Brandy, " Not Gon ' Cry " by Mary J. Blige, " Exhale ( Shoop Shoop )" by Houston, and " Count on Me " by Houston, CeCe Winans, Brandy, Blige, Chaka Khan, and Aretha Franklin ― at the 39th Grammy Awards.

This led to Midón being signed by Grammy Award-winning producer Arif Mardin ( Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin ) to Manhattan Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records owned by EMI.

Louis ' skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice " I Love Your Smile ", Whitney Houston " I'm Every Woman " from the Grammy winning album The Bodyguard and " All The Man That I Need ", Tevin Campbell " Tell Me What You Want Me To Do ", Elton John " True Love ", Lisa Fischer " How Can I Ease The Pain ", Al Jarreau the Grammy winning " Heaven and Earth ", and various other tracks from artist such as Mariah Carey, The O ' Jay's, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Dayne, and Al Green.

The track " I'm Still Waiting " was a UK # 1 single in 1971 for four weeks and her rendition of Aretha Franklin's " Call Me ( I Love You )" was nominated for a Grammy in 1971 in the Best Female R & B Vocal Performance category.

The song received two Grammy nominations ― Best R & B Song and Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female ― but lost to " Freeway of Love " written by Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden, performed by Aretha Franklin in both categories, at the 28th Grammy Awards, held on February 25, 1986.

* Aretha Franklin, " Nessun Dorma " ( arranger ) ( Grammy nomination )

Duane Allman played on Wilson Pickett's hit version of " Hey Jude " and became the primary session guitarist for FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, recording with Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Percy Sledge, and others.

* February 15 – Vickie Jones is arrested for impersonating Aretha Franklin in a concert performance.

After failing to crack the top ten for a couple of years, by the beginning of 1968 Burke was no longer a major artist at Atlantic Records, who were producing hit records for other performers on their label including Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, and were also reaping the rewards of their distribution deal with Stax on artists like Otis Redding and Eddie Floyd.

Like the other " backsliders " and all the artists who preferred a secular acclaim to the gospel obscurity ", like Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls, Dinah Washington, Napoleon " Nappy " Brown, Ike and Tina Turner, Brook Benton, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Louis Armstrong, Burke recorded an album of gospel songs, " not to be ' saved ' or under any pressure but for their own pleasure and as a tribute to their roots, because, as kids, all of them, like all black children, had sung in church.

According to Elvis Costello, who also performed at the Masters Tribute Concert, described Burke's performance as " flawless ": " Aretha was really wailing and Solomon had tears rolling down his cheeks, declaiming, " Bring the boys home " like a preacher, reworking the song as a plea for sanity during the never-ending war.

Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded Mayfield's soundtrack for Claudine in 1974, while Aretha Franklin recorded the soundtrack for Sparkle in 1976.

's served as the house band for the opening ceremonies, playing behind Aretha Franklin, Sam Moore, John Fogerty, and Al Green, as well as performing themselves.

The Gospelaires and later the Sweet Inspirations performed on dozens and dozens of records cut in New York City for artist such as Garnet Mims, the Drifters, Jerry Butler, and later Dionne's recordings, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley.

** Aretha Franklin for " Don't Play That Song "

** Aretha Franklin for " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing "

** Aretha Franklin for " Master of Eyes "

** Aretha Franklin for Amazing Grace

** Aretha Franklin for Young, Gifted and Black

** Aretha Franklin for " Bridge Over Troubled Water "

** Aretha Franklin for " Freeway of Love "

** Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden ( songwriters ) for " Freeway of Love " performed by Aretha Franklin

* Aretha Franklin performs the aria " Nessun Dorma " after standing in for Luciano Pavarotti at the last minute.

** Lauryn Hill for " A Rose Is Still a Rose " performed by Aretha Franklin

** Don Covay for " Chain of Fools ( song )" performed by Aretha Franklin