Soul Survival: Credit Brooklyn's die-hard soul queen, Sharon Jones, and her hard-charging Dap-Kings for providing a key inspiration for the current 21st-century soul revival, which boasts both new stars such as Amy Winehouse and Ryan Shaw, as well as soul survivors such as Bettye LaVette and Mavis Staples. Add in the "old school" charms of John Legend, Chrisette Michele and Angie Stone, and '07 was soul heaven.

(From left, Amy Winehouse/Universal Records; Ryan Shaw/Columbia Records)