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Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me ...
May 12, 2021 · Etta James is a Grammy Award-winning singer known for hit songs like “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “At Last.” By Biography.com Editors Updated: May 12, 2021. Getty Images. 1938-2012. Who Was Etta...
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Jan 20, 2012 · Blues and soul singer with a raw, emotional vocal style. Garth Cartwright. Fri 20 Jan 2012 11.57 EST. Etta James, who has died aged 73 after suffering from leukaemia, was among the most...
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Etta James (born January 25, 1938, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died January 20, 2012, Riverside, California) popular American rhythm-and-blues entertainer who in time became a successful ballad singer. James was reared by foster parents until her mother (who was 14 when James was born) took her 12-year-old daughter to San Francisco.
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James released The Dreamer, for Verve Forecast in 2011. She claimed it was her final album of new material. Etta James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia later that year, and died on January 20, 2012 in Riverside, California at the age of 73. written by Mark Deming for AllMusicGuide.com
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Jan 20, 2012 · Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century, who fused R&B with gospel and blues and scored landmark hits with “ At Last ,” “Tell Mama” and “All I Could Do Was Cry,” died today from...
Jan 21, 2012 · Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, “At Last,” died on...