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Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's famed R&B clubs, collectively known as the Chitlin' Circuit , in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. [ 1 ]
Love's Been Rough on Me is the twentieth studio album by Etta James, released in 1997 through Private Music. [2] AllMusic noted "... a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style". [3] The album reached a peak position of number 6 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. [4]
The Dreamer is the twenty-ninth and final studio album recorded by American R&B singer Etta James. It was released on November 8, 2011, two months before her death, as she battled with leukemia. It was released on November 8, 2011, two months before her death, as she battled with leukemia.
The Second Time Around was originally released by Argo Records as a 12-inch LP, containing five tracks on each side of the LP (with ten tracks overall).Like her previous album, At Last!, the producers, Phil and Leonard Chess, added orchestral strings to the background music of James's voice, which garnered Pop crossover appeal.
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. [1]
Other original songs featured in the film are Bob Dylan's cover of "Don't Fence Me In" by Cole Porter, Gene Simmons' cover of "Stormy Weather" by Etta James and Clint Black's cover of "Take Me ...
Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues is the third live album by Etta James and her twenty-eighth album overall, released in 2002. [2] The album reached a peak position of number one on Billboard 's Top Blues Albums chart.
At Last! is the debut studio album by American blues and soul artist Etta James. Released on Argo Records in November 1960, the album was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess. At Last! rose to no. 12 on the Billboard Top Catalog Albums chart. [1] [5] At Last! was ranked at #191 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [3]