British songstress Adele named James as one of her favorite singers, along with Aretha Franklin.
John King of CNN fame just stepped in it again. He said he remembered listening to Etta on his fathers windup phonograph. That would be a Victrola. I don’t think Etta was that old to be of the windup record player! I guess lying is getting hard to stop once you start.
Rest in peace Miss James. Thank you for a beautiful song.
Her place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was very well deserved, in her memory take a listen to one of the greatest R&B tunes of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRB9pJUXaYU&feature=fvst
Rest in Peace, Etta James.
I saw her open for the Rolling Stones back in the day.
May she Rest In Peace.
Etta James:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604348/beyonce-slammed-by-etta-james-at-last.jhtml
“You guys know your president, right? You know the one with the big ears?” began her rant, a recording of which was obtained by TMZ. “Wait a minute, he ain’t my president. He might be yours; he ain’t my president. But I tell you that woman he had singing for him, singing my song — she’s going to get her a— whipped.
“The great Beyoncé,” James went on. “Like I said, she ain’t mine. ... I can’t stand Beyoncé. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol’ president day, gonna be singing my song that I’ve been singing forever.”
My favorite...”There’s Something on Your Mind”...Etta and B.B. King.
I wept when I heard this. I loved that lady.
I hardly ever go to concerts, but I saw Etta James at the Hollywood Bowl in the 1990s. Good times.
May God welcome her home.