Etta James Etta James is a Grammy Award-winning singer known for hit songs like “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “At Last.” By Biography.com EditorsUpdated: May 12, 2021 5:20 PM EDTGetty Images 1938-2012 Who Was Etta James? Etta James was a gospel prodigy. In 1954, she moved to ...
“Fool That I Am” is just one of many hit songs released by James during her legendary career. Her classic love ballad “At Last” is perhaps her most well-known song, while others like “All I Could Do Was Cry” and “Tell Mama” remained at the top of the Billboard charts for ...
Remembering Etta James: 5 of Her Most Popular Songs Everyone know's the legendary singer's "At Last," but James, who died at the age of 73 Friday, had quite a few other hits in her musical catalogue. Music News Jan 20, 2012 4:29 pm By Lauren Schutte Etta James’ Death: Hol...
Etta James Born in Los Angeles, California, on January 25, 1938, Etta James was a gospel prodigy. In 1954, she moved to Los Angeles to record "The Wallflower." Her career had begun to soar by 1960, due in no small part to songs like "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "At Last." Desp...
The Essential Etta James [Chess, 1993] A- Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday [Private, 1994] A- Time After Time [Private Music, 1995] Her Best [MCA, 1996] A Life, Love and the Blues [Private Music, 1998] Heart of a Woman [Private Music, 1999] ** The Chess Box [Chess, ...
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Etta James was discovered as a teenager by Johnny Otis, with her first hit in 1955. She recorded for Modern Records (2) and Kent Records for the remainder of the 1950's. She signed with Chess in 1960, recording with them until 1976. From 1965 to the mid 1970's she battled heroin ad...
At just under thirty minutes, there isn’t a wasted moment in the 12 songs that make up Tell Mama. Sadly, James would continue to struggle with her addictions for years before finally overcoming them. In 1978, she opened for the Rolling Stones in support of the Stones’s Some Girls alb...
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teenager and lasted for the better part of 60 years. She had one of the definitive R&B-blues voices, with a unique, rasping soulfulness that infused everything she sang, and plenty of attendant demons. Just a tiny sample from her amazing archive comprises ourEtta James In 20 Songs...