Except Etta was ill for some time before her death.
I doubt she would have been well enough to sing it.
And was Etta a Republican or Democrat?.
Etta James was very unhappy that Obama asked Beyonce to sing at his inauguration and didn’t ask her. When Beyonce then sang ‘Etta’s song’ Etta was irate.
I believe Etta was still performing when Obama was inaugurated and Etta felt she should have been asked.