Ozzy Osbourne’s favorite singers

In 2008 the US magazine Rolling Stone asked a good number of musicians to list what they thought were the twenty best singers of all time. Among others, the opinion was also asked of Ozzy Osbourne. The former voice of Black Sabbath put two at the top of his list, in first and second position Beatles: John Lennon And Paul McCartney. Reserving for himself a dignified sixth position.

Among the twenty singers listed by Ozzy, only two female singers were indicated.

In 13th position.Tina Turner and, just behind him, in 14th place, Aretha Franklin. The English singer’s esteem for Turner has been known for some time. At least since, the day before Live Aidin 1985, Ozzy was interviewed by Philadelphia television station 6ABC and asked how he felt about performing on the same day with her, he responded without hesitation: “I’m a big Tina Turner fan. I love his voice.”

Aretha Franklin
instead she shared with Ozzy the participation in the evening in which the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was celebrated in 2009. Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the second edition of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Ozzy Osbourne
he joined her years later, in 2006, as a member of
Black Sabbath
.

The two American singers have both passed away today.
Tina Turner
whose real name was
Anna Mae Bullock
passed away on May 24, 2023 at the age of 83, while
Aretha Franklin
she died on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76.