Listen 7:19 Freddie Mercury performs in 1980. Steve Jennings/Wire Image hide caption itoggle caption Steve Jennings/Wire Image Freddie Mercury: Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman Born Farrokh Bulsara, the Queen frontman chose a stage name in perfect harmony with his voice. Listen Loading… 7:19 Download Playlist
Listen 7:19 Courtesy of Mountain Apple Company Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: The Voice Of Hawaii The late Hawaiian musician was best-known for his ukulele-backed cover of "Over the Rainbow." Listen Loading… 7:19 Download Playlist
Listen 7:20 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Kitty Wells: The Queen Of Country Music Wells, who died Monday, became a star at a time when women didn't have hits in country music. Listen Loading… 7:20 Download Playlist
Listen 9:01 Lauryn Hill performs in January in Sydney, Australia. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Brendon Thorne/Getty Images The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill Hear an interview with the singer and rapper whose voice is the story of the hip-hop generation. Listen Loading… 9:01 Download Playlist
Listen 7:19 Donny Hathaway. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Donny Hathaway: Neglected Heart Of Soul The singer left behind a body of work that is part of the bedrock of American soul music. Listen Loading… 7:19 Download Playlist
Watch George Jones Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images George Jones: The Voice Of Heartbreak George Jones, who died Friday at 81, could pull and bend notes until they made listeners hurt.
Listen 7:19 Janis Joplin Tucker Ransom/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Tucker Ransom/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Janis Joplin: The Queen Of Rock Her voice was rough around the edges, unmistakable and impossible to imitate. Listen Loading… 7:19 Download Playlist
Listen 9:44 Icelandic singer Bjork is as famous for her eccentric outfits as she is for her transcendent voice. Bernhard Kristin/ILC hide caption itoggle caption Bernhard Kristin/ILC Bjork: A Celestial Voice The Icelandic singer is as famous for her eccentric outfits as she is for her transcendent voice. Listen Loading… 9:44 Download Playlist
Listen 7:20 Ella Fitzgerald had not one sad edge to her voice. She always had listeners smiling by the second note. George Konig/Hulton Archive hide caption itoggle caption George Konig/Hulton Archive Ella Fitzgerald: America's First Lady Of Song Her "scat" singing was as dazzling as her simplest melodic statements. Listen Loading… 7:20 Download Playlist
Listen 7:20 David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Celia Cruz: The Voice From Havana Cruz, who grew up in the music-rich neighborhoods of Havana, became known as the "Queen of Salsa." Listen Loading… 7:20 Download Playlist