March Is ‘Soul Diva’ Month!
Want to be a Soul/R&B diva? Then you should be born in the month of March! 3 out of 10 of my own personal list of the Top 10 “Queens of Soul” celebrate birthdays this month: Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross. Here’s my list:
- Aretha Franklin (March 25)
- Patti Labelle (May 24)
- Chaka Khan (March 23)
- Whitney Houston (August 9)
- Tina Turner (November 23)
- Gladys Knight (May 28)
- Nancy Wilson (Feb 20)
- Diana Ross (March 26)
- Phyllis Hyman (July 6)
- Dionne Warwick (Dec 12)
Agree? Disagree? What names would go on *your* list, and in what order?
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Comment by oliver
Top Ten Soul Divas (in their heyday)
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Betty LaVette
3. Loleatta Holloway
4. Gwen McCrae
5. Candi Staton
6. Patti LaBelle
7. Jennifer Holliday
8. Etta James
9. Fantasia Barrino
10. Jennifer Hudson
Comment by tgrundy
Wow, what a different list! While I can’t argue too much with 2-5 and 8 (Betty, Loleatta, Gwen, Candi and Etta) being on such a list, can we really put Jennifer Holliday *ahead* of Etta James?
And while most opinions would say that ‘Tasia and Jennifer Hudson have what it takes to eventually be considered the ‘divas’ of this generation of singers, can we really say that they have “arrived” at that level in this early stage in their careers?
Man I just LUV these types of discussions!
Comment by darcy
Ah - a list.
Here’s my ten (at the moment):
Aretha Franklin
Candi Staton (born March 13th)
Ann Peebles
Jean Terrell
Chaka Khan
Betty Wright
Phyllis Hyman
Bettye LaVette
Mavis Staples
Gladys Knight
and here’s another ten!
Millie Jackson
Jean Carn
Laura Lee
Gwen McCrae
Loleatta Holloway
Irma Thomas
Jean Wells
Betty Harris
Bettye Swann
Natalie Cole