The claws are out and Etta James has got some long ones. The 71 year-old singer wants to whoop Beyonce's ass. At a concert last week in Seattle James acknowledged how pissed off she was over Beyonce singing her song "At Last " at President Barack Obama's Neighborhood Inaugural Ball on January 20th. Beyonce mastered the lyrics for her upcoming role as James in the flick Cadillac Records. "She go...
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At a Seattle concert a few nights ago, legendary singer Etta James ranted about Beyonce, who portrayed James in a recent biopic called Cadillac Records. In what the Seattle PI newspaper referred to as a "feisty" introduction to "At Last," James went... There's more on this story at the following link...
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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 affected her singing. James has hung in there from the age of R&B and doo wop in the mid-'5...
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The manager of legendary blues singer Etta James has revealed that she is in stable condition after complications arose during abdominal surgery. Lupe De Leon told reuters that James hopes to be well enough by the end of the summer to join B.B. King and Al Green on their blues tour. Until James returns, Chaka Khan will be filling in with her services."If it had been left solely up to her, she w...
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Etta James led a roller-coaster life, sustaining enough spills and thrills to satisfy the wildest daredevil. This live set reflects the ride. Bursting with color, Live in San Francisco is a snapshot from the journey, a record of one remarkable evening when the singer seemed at last, free to purge her soul and impart the joy and pain which gives her art such frightening beauty. It was March of...
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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 affected her singing. James has hung in there from the age of R&B and doo wop in the mid-'5...
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sometimes after a busy day i just like to get home and play me some music to shake off all the stress... not that i stress too much, but you get the picture. this song does the trick... etta james, "come a little closer" lp recorded for capitol rds in 1974. it may be the rockish etta james track i know of but still pure 70's soul. don't get fooled by the awful record cover and play it loud!!
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Though this song has been done by nearly every artist since it was written in 1934 by Ray Noble, this is by far my favorite version. It is on the tribute album to Billie Holiday, who did a cute, sped up version of this song. I guess I just love the way Etta sings it. It is slow and sexy. Great song by a great lady. - Billie Holiday Lyrics
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Etta James Sings Funk [Cadet, 1970]"As you can read on the back, funk isn't a style or something like that--it's just, well, Etta. Etta with chorus, Etta with full brass, Etta with strings even. Etta singing a Gershwin song, Etta singing a Bee Gees song, Etta singing three Acuff-Rose songs, Etta singing four Pearl Woods songs. (Pearl Woods?) Highlights: the Acuff-Rose songs. B"From Robert Crist...
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The claws are out and Etta James has got some long ones. The 71 year-old singer wants to whoop Beyonce's ass. At a concert last week in Seattle James acknowledged how pissed off she was over Beyonce singing her song "At Last " at President Barack Obama's Neighborhood Inaugural Ball on January 20th. Beyonce mastered the lyrics for her upcoming role as James in the flick Cadillac Records. "She go...
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We've talked before about the connections between Soul and Country music.◄ Then there was a Reggae and Country post ◄. Of course, Ray Charles made the connection quite clear with a whole passle of country sides, and back in '94 Mr. Don Was brought in a bunch of luminaries from both Soul and Country to make Rhythm, Country, and Blues (Killer version of The Weight by The Staples and Marty Stuart
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Great live album from 25 year old Etta James. Recorded live at the New Era Club in Nashville 1963.
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sometimes after a busy day i just like to get home and play me some music to shake off all the stress... not that i stress too much, but you get the picture. this song does the trick... etta james, "come a little closer" lp recorded for capitol rds in 1974. it may be the rockish etta james track i know of but still pure 70's soul. don't get fooled by the awful record cover and play it loud!!
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And I can not be swayed in my opinion..although you may feel free to attempt to persuade me otherwise.
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| 1 Try a Little Tenderness |
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| 2 Rhymes |
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| 3 At Last |
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| 4 Come Rain or Come Shine |
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| 5 Let's Straighten It Out |
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