Joss Stone: Influences

What makes a great soul song? A distinctive voice, a catchy groove, and a great lyric that tells a story. They're the grist for Stone, who debuted in 2003 as a 15-year-old prodigy with a marvelous facility for interpreting classic soul music. She has since woven covers through her hit-making career, and has introduced a few standards of her own. This charts the route she took to get there.