Being inspired and copying are two different things and there is nothing wrong with having a role model, however, when an artist intentionally rips-off another, (as is the case with those mentioned) I think it shows a lack of natural talent.
Much better to be inspired and model yourself on someone, providing you make that persona your own.
I also agree that Josh Stone's voice sounds forced and vocally she isn't fit to wipe Aretha Franklins arse.
When Josh Stone first started out, she was compared to Janis Joplin and her record company went along with it. Sadly, she was born in Devon... not Texas and I can't see her with a bottle of Jack Daniels on stage...can you?
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