Etta James

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Born: Jan 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Early R&B, Soul-Blues, Soul
Biography: Few R&B singers have endured tragic travails on the monumental level that Etta James has and remain on earth to talk about it. The lady's no shrinking violet; her autobiography, Rage to Survive, describes her past (including numerous drug addictions) in sordid detail.

But her personal problems have seldom

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At Last!
Released: 1961
Label: Geffen
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After spending a few years in limbo after scoring her first R&B hits "Dance With Me, Henry" and "Good Rocking Daddy," Etta James returned to the spotlight in 1960 with her first Chess release, At Last. ...Read full review
Rocks The House
Released: 1964
Label: Geffen
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Simply one of the greatest live blues albums ever captured on tape. Cut in 1963 at the New Era Club in Nashville, the set finds Etta James in stellar shape as she forcefully delivers her own "Something's ...Read full review
Photos
Etta James performs at the BB Kings Blues Bar and Grill in New York on May 11, 2009.
Etta James arrives at the premiere of "Cadillac Records" in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2008.
Etta James, 1988
Etta James performs at Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas on April 24, 2009.
Etta James performs at the Red Parrot Club in New York in September, 1984.
Etta James and the Roots Band performa at the Chastain Park Ampitheatre in Atlanta on June 10, 2009.
Etta James performs at BB Kings Blues Bar and Grill in New York on July 13, 2002.
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