Did you know? The song "Respect," popularized by Aretha Franklin, was originally composed and recorded by Otis Redding about a man seeking respect from his girlfriend. Ronnie Dio popularized the "Sign of the horns" hand gesture in rock, a symbol his grandmother used to ward off the evil eye. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneering guitarist in the 1930s and 40s whose use of heavy distortion influenced Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards, while Elvis is the only artist inducted into the Rock n Roll, Country, R&B, and Gospel Halls of Fame.

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