Long before recording studios or radio stations existed, gospel music lived in the churches of the American South — and Mississippi was at its center.

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Hathaway’s gospel-infused arrangement and call-and-response with a crowd at the Troubadour transformed Carole King's song ...

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Few artists have cemented their status among the pantheon of legendary musical artists like Aretha Franklin did. The Queen of Soul has been crowned the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While that tune is widely considered to be her signature song, Franklin's other hits deserve to be regarded with the same ...