Amy Winehouse singing Etta James is a sight that any fan would love to see — and it turns out, Kelly Clarkson has some bragging rights in that department. The “Kelly Clarkson Show” host revealed in ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll with rhythm and blues singer Etta James. She got her start at the age of 15 when she was ...
About a month before the Neighborhood Ball, “Cadillac Records” premiered in theaters with Beyoncé’s portrayal as James earning rave reviews. Her re-recording of “At Last” for the soundtrack won a ...
Etta James, the “fantastic, fabulous, dynamite Lady of the Blues,” as Chuck Berry once introduced her, passed away Friday in her native Los Angeles, of complications from leukemia. She was 73. America ...
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The legend of Etta James was made flesh on the Paramount Theatre stage Thursday night. Each of her dozen songs was a chapter in the story of the blues. From a hard-traveling, 15-year- old delinquent ...