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1. ocfchess.org › etta-james-leonard-chessThe Legendary Collaboration: Etta James & Leonard Chess

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   Collaboration with Etta James: Leonard Chess recognized Etta James’ immense talent and signed her to Chess Records in 1960. This partnership marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration that would shape the landscape of music.

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3. ocfchess.org › etta-james-and-chess-recordsEtta James And Chess Records: A Legendary Connection

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   This article dives into the early life of Etta James, the rise of Chess Records, the fruitful collaboration between the two, the impact they had on the music industry, as well as the challenges and controversies they faced along the way.

4. slate.com › culture › 2012Etta James’s “I’d Rather Be Blind”: The Story Behind a Classic

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   I was blind in my love life, and I was blind in my personal ways. Like the song says, ‘I just don’t want to be free.’”. When Leonard Chess—the founder of James’s label, Chess Records ...

5. www.chicagotribune.com › 2008/12/25 › chess-vsChess vs. ‘Cadillac’: The Chicago story – Chicago Tribune

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   Dec 25, 2008 · He also takes issue with the onscreen love affair between Leonard and Etta James. “Now, my father was no angel, but [he] was never caught in an affair,” Chess said. “It never happened.”

6. www.vanityfair.com › culture › 2008The Hollywood Blues: "Cadillac Records" | Vanity Fair

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   Nov 24, 2008 · In Martin’s screenplay, romantic sparks fly between James and Leonard Chess, something Martin acknowledges has never been documented, but the director says the notion isn’t beyond the pale ...

7. www.latimes.com › archives › blogsChess Records movie duel Part 2: Fact vs. fiction - Los ...

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   Oct 20, 2008 · The ‘Who Do You Love’ filmmakers defend their decision to show Leonard having an affair with a Chess artist who is clearly based on Etta James.

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   Why did Leonard Chess say 'Etta is a mother'?

   • When Leonard Chess—the founder of James’s label, Chess Records—first heard the song, James says, “he got up and left the room ’cause he started crying… When he came back in the room, he said, ‘Etta, it’s a mother … it’s a mother.” So it is. And listening to it today seems a fitting, if inadequate, tribute to Etta James.

   Etta James’s “I’d Rather Be Blind”: The Story Behind a Classic

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   Is 'I just don't want to be free' a chess song?

   • Like the song says, ‘I just don’t want to be free.’” When Leonard Chess—the founder of James’s label, Chess Records—first heard the song, James says, “he got up and left the room ’cause he started crying… When he came back in the room, he said, ‘Etta, it’s a mother … it’s a mother.” So it is.

   Etta James’s “I’d Rather Be Blind”: The Story Behind a Classic

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   Was Etta James the 'powerful voice behind 'at last'?

   • The New York Times went so far as to describe James as the “Powerful Voice Behind ‘At Last’” in the headline of the paper’s obituary. But Etta James was no one-hit wonder.

   Etta James’s “I’d Rather Be Blind”: The Story Behind a Classic

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   Was Etta James a one-hit wonder?

   • But Etta James was no one-hit wonder. In fact, as truly great as that song is, James recorded another that was even better—and it’s one she co-wrote, although, for tax reasons, she gave songwriting credit to her then boyfriend. (“It bugs me to this day that he still receives royalties,” James wrote in 1995.)

   Etta James’s “I’d Rather Be Blind”: The Story Behind a Classic

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