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- Name: Jamesetta Hawkins
- Born: January 25, 1938
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Original Label: Chess Records
- Current Label: RCA Records
- Years active: 1954 - present
- Struggled with heroin addiction
- Had gastric bypass surgery in 2003, lost more than 200 pounds
- Hospitalized in July 2007 for "complications following abdominal surgery"Billboard: Etta James Hospitalized In Los Angeles (July 26, 2007)
- Performed "At Last" on DWTS on April 7, 2009
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Blues singer and songwriter Etta James rocketed to stardom in the 1960s with what became her signature ballad, "At Last". Her successful career has spanned five decades. She has won four Grammy Awards, and has been inducted into several Halls of Fame. Her tumultuous life and successful career helped make James one of the most respected female blues singers in history.
On April 7, 2009, James sang her hit single "At Last" on Dancing with the Stars while Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff performed on the dance floor.
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Etta James and Beyonce
During a concert at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington, in January 2009, Etta James took issue with Beyonce Knowles' performance of her hit song "At Last" during the first of several inaugural balls for President Barack Obama. Knowles serenaded Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the Neighborhood Ball. On an audio clip of James' concert, she can be heard telling the audience that she "can't stand Beyonce" and that she "had no business ... singing my song that I been singing forever."Daily News: Etta James takes shots at Beyonce and President ObamaJames also expressed displeasure with Obama himself, saying "You know your President, right? You know the one with the big ears? He ain't my President."Daily News: Etta James takes shots at Beyonce and President Obama
Partial Discography
- 1961: At Last
- 1963: Etta James Top Ten
- 1964: Etta James Rocks the House
- 1968: Tell Mama
- 1973: Etta James
- 1997: Her Best
- 1997: Love's Been Rough on Me
- 1998: 12 Songs of Christmas
- 1998: Life, Love and the Blues
- 1999: The Best of Etta James: 20th Century Masters
- 1999: The Heart of a Woman
- 2000: Matriarch of the Blues
- 2001: Blue Gardenia
- 2001: Love Songs
- 2002: Burnin' Down the House
- 2003: Let's Roll
- 2004: Blues to the Bone
- 2006: The Definitive Collection
- 2006: All the Way
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Etta James Questions
did Beonce get permission from Etta James to play her in the movie of Etta and do you no why Beonce sing Ettas song at last. 1 AnswerThere was some recent tension between the two after Etta was OK with Beyonce playing her role in the film, they posed together for photos http://cdn.buzznet.com... read more
How was the King James version of the Bible canonized? 1 AnswerIn 1604, King James I of England commissioned 54 scholars to make a new translation of the Bible. The did a translation from Hebrew and Greek, whick they compl... read more
Who has photos of Mercy James, Madonnas new baby? 2 AnswersHere's the best ones I could find. read more
did jame's had any brother or sister 1 AnswerWatt had a brother by the name of John. He was shipwrecked when James was 17. read more
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iTunes #music_blues #16 song: A Sunday Kind of Love - Etta James © 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of... http://dealnay.com/143138
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#MM At Last by my aunt Etta James!!
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