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Etta James is one of the towering figures of the blues, the foremost female blues vocalist of the second half of the 20th century, and the foundation of her legacy is her recordings for Chess Records in the '60s. Despite her reputation and enduring popularity, Etta didn't receive a box set retrospective between 1988 and 1990, the time when Chess was honoring such heavyweights as Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley, and Willie Dixon with multi-disc retrospectives. They eased away from box sets during the '90s, only issuing a comprehensive double-disc Little Walter set early in the decade, but they finally returned to the sets in 2000 with a long-overdue Chess Box for Etta James. Like before, when they assembled terrific sets on Berry and Waters, they got it right. Collectors may find a favorite side missing, but the great majority of her best work for Argo, Cadet, and Chess is here. Although there are a handful of unreleased tracks, the point behind this set is to provide a thorough overview of the most pivotal years in James' career, and on that level, it succeeds tremendously.
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Etta James is a soul pioneer who's had her share of hard times and emerged a survivor. A three-time Grammy winner and inductee into multiple Halls of Fame, she has had a career that spans five decades, with hits that include 'Good Rockin' Daddy' and, her signature song, 'At Last.' James was discovered in her mid-teens, and her raw talent has influenced the likes of Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. She continues to make her mark with her latest CD, 'All the Way' and, backed by her two sons, is still touring.
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Music legend Etta James has a new slimmed-down look, a rejuvenated stage show and is celebrating an incredible five decades as a recording artist. The three-time Grammy winner is ... the recipient of a NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, a Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award and is a W.C. Handy Foundation honoree. She has been honored with a much-deserved star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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The first photos of Beyoncé as Etta James in the film, "Cadillac Records," have leaked courtesy of the celeb-obsessed photo site JustJared. And despite not really looking anything like her and being rather underweight for the part, B is finally starting to look the part.
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One of the most influential and enduring artists in American popular music, Etta James will release Let’s Roll, her long awaited album of newly recorded studio tracks, May 6 on Private Music. Featuring twelve songs written by a host of established and emerging blues and rock composers, Let’s Roll is produced by James. Standouts tracks include “Wayward Saints of Memphis” and “Somebody To Love,” both co-written by Delbert McClinton; “Strongest Weakness,” co-written by Bekka Bramlett and “Stacked Deck,” a 1951 hit for proto rock ‘n’ roller Billy Wright. Among the other writers contributing to the Let’s Roll tune stack are Gary Nicholson and Kevin Bowe.
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Etta James grew up in Los Angeles as Jamesetta Hawkins and sang in her churches gospel choir. James's first group, the Peaches, did not do so well in the '50s but the "60s came and she became a superstar with the 1961 song "At Last" that topped the charts for a while. Don't miss your chance to see the legendary Etta James on stage and buy tickets today.
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