Background
James, Etta was born on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Dorothy Leatherwood Hawkins.
( One of the great women of American music, equally at ho...)
One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography.
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((Vocal Piano). Etta James was known as the "matriarch of ...)
(Vocal Piano). Etta James was known as the "matriarch of R&B" but her vocal stylings also incorporated the blues, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel genres. This book features authentic transcriptions in the original keys of 20 of James' best in voice with piano accompaniment format: At Last * Damn Your Eyes * Dance with Me Henry (The Wallflower) * Fool That I Am * I'd Rather Go Blind * In the Basement * My Dearest Darling * Something's Got a Hold on Me * Stormy Weather * A Sunday Kind of Love * Tell Mama * Trust in Me * and more.
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James, Etta was born on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Dorothy Leatherwood Hawkins.
Blues singer, Johnny Otis, Los Angeles, 1954; blues singer, Bihari Brothers Record Company, Los Angeles, 1954; blues singer, Leonard Chess Record Company, Los Angeles, 1960; blues singer, Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, 1978; blues singer, Fantasy Record, Los Angeles, 1985; blues singer, Island Record, Los Angeles, 1988.
( One of the great women of American music, equally at ho...)
((Vocal Piano). Etta James was known as the "matriarch of ...)
Married Artis Dee Mills, May 20, 1969. Children: Donto, Sametto.