New
Delhi
(ANI):
Aretha
Franklin
is
the
greatest
singer
of
the
rock
era,
according
to
a
new
poll.
Franklin,
who's
already
the
Queen
of
Soul,
was
given
the
new
honour
in
the
poll
conducted
by
Rolling
Stone
magazine.
The
second
place
on
the
list
was
nabbed
by
Ray
Charles,
followed
by
Elvis
Presley
at
no.3
and
Sam
Cooke
at
no.
4,
according
to
the
magazine's
survey
of
179
musicians,
producers,
Rolling
Stone
editors,
and
other
music-industry
insiders.
John
Lennon
rounded
off
the
top
5
of
the
100
rock
legends,
reports
China
Daily.
The
100-strong
list
will
be
published
on
Friday,
when
Rolling
Stone
hits
the
newsstands
with
four
different
covers.
Besides
Franklin,
the
only
other
living
people
in
the
top
10
were
Bob
Dylan
at
No.
7
and
Stevie
Wonder
at
No.
9.
Marvin
Gaye
was
No.
6,
Otis
Redding
No.
8,
and
James
Brown
No.
10.
Other
notables
included
Paul
McCartney
at
No.
11,
one
place
ahead
of
his
idol,
Little
Richard;
and
Mick
Jagger
at
No.
16,
also
one
ahead
of
a
key
influence,
Tina
Turner.
Among
the
top
25,
50-year-old
Michael
Jackson
was
the
youngest,
coming
in
at
No.
25.
Among
the
top
25,
50-year-old
Michael
Jackson
was
the
youngest,
coming
in
at
No.
25.
Voters
included
Metallica
frontman
James
Hetfield,
folk
singers
David
Crosby
and
Yusuf
Islam,
Rolling
Stones
guitarist
Keith
Richards,
punk
rock
veteran
Iggy
Pop
and
English
pop
star
James
Blunt.
They
each
submitted
their
top
20
choices,
and
an
accounting
firm
tabulated
the
results.