Few expected that the best soul singer to emerge in 2003 would be a 16-year-old British girl, but that was exactly the case when Joss Stone released her debut album THE SOUL SESSIONS. Mentored by legendary R&B vocalist Betty Wright, Stone covered both classic soul tunes and more contemporary fare, giving it all a feel that seemed closer to vintage Stax than to anything current. Though she's equally comfortable tackling material by Aretha Franklin or the White Stripes (in her own soulful fashion), Stone also co-wrote much of the material on her 2004 follow-up, MIND, BODY & SOUL. More