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Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll and jazz singer and songwriter. She is the winner of four Grammys, seventeen Blues Music Awards, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in 1993), the Blues Hall of Fame (in 2001), and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in both 1999 and 2008). Having her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer in the 1950s and 60s, she is best known for her 1961 ballad "At Last", classified as a "timeless classic" and which has featured in many movies and television commercials. |
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Latest News in english
about Etta James
Pop Quiz Date: 31 Dec 2009
North Bay Bohemian -
1. Shortly after Beyoncé sang "At Last" for the Obamas on inauguration night, Etta James angrily complained during a Seattle concert that Beyoncé "had no business singing my song that I been singing forever" and that the pop star was "gonna get her ass whupped."
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Black not afraid of rock risk Date: 28 Dec 2009
Sarnia Observer -
Toronto R&B-soul singer Jully Black had a major breakthrough two years ago with her first Top 10 hit and Juno-winning take on the Etta James old school soul song, Seven Day Fool.[...]
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Saturday Night Live - Albert, Etta and Joe Date: 19 Dec 2009
MOG -
Recorded at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, in June of 1990, Albert Collins, Etta James and Joe Walsh.
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Paloma Faith - the new Etta James? Date: 15 Dec 2009
3news -
She is billed as the new Duffy and Amy Winehouse, but just quietly would prefer to be the next Etta James.
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Verse Chorus Verse: Etta James - "A Sunday Kind of Love" Date: 07 Dec 2009
Blogcritics.org -
Her voice is a rare gift and national treasure...
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Katey Sagal: ‘I’ll Always Play Music’ Date: 29 Nov 2009
Showbiz Spy -
KATEY Sagal insists she’ll always play music. The actress — who stars in FX drama Sons of Anarchy and also voices the character Turanga Leela in the cartoon Futurama — spent a decade touring with such headliners as Bette Midler, Etta James and Bob Dylan. Sagal, 55, now has her own band and performs around Los Angeles. “I’ll [...]
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Miss Ludington 2010 Date: 10 Nov 2009
Ludington Daily News -
Sherri Craig, a 20-year-old West Shore Community College student, wowed the crowd with her vocal rendition of Etta James’ “At Last” Saturday night at Peterson Auditorium, helping secure her position as Miss Ludington Area 2010.
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Soul Never Goes Out of Style Date: 06 Nov 2009
The Stoutonia -
Alison Scott is the strongest new voice to come out of the Minneapolis music scene in many years. Her soulful, organic sound completely ignores the "rules of cool" that limit much of today's music. Working with platinum and Grammy winning guitarist Kevin Bowe (Paul Westerberg, Etta James and Jonny Lang), drummer Peter Anderson (Polara, Honeydogs) and bassist Steve Price (Rex Daisy), the band ...
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