James entered the limelight with her 1961 album At Last!, which featured James' signature song with the same name. She continued her meteoric climb throughout her 50-year career and produced almost thirty albums, including The Dreamer released last November. James gained such an influence that she soon earned the moniker the "Matriarch of R&B." Blues Interaction, Inc. Signature. Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell The 73-year-old died on Friday at Riverside Community Hospital from complications of leukemia, with her husband and sons at her side, her manager, Lupe De Leon said. "It's a tremendous loss Little about Etta James was as genteel as her best-known song, "At Last" She was known as a hell-raiser who spent years battling a drug addiction that she admitted took a toll on her great talent. James is joined on this album by a sterling group of veteran jazz men. The constant is the rhythm section of the inimitable Cedar Walton on piano, bassist Tony Dumas, Ralph Pendland on drums and the fine work of Josh Sklair on guitar. James works with them on "Blue Gardenia", where she is joined by her mother. For most tracks, a horn section is Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Live (1994) Time After Time (1995) Respect Yourself (1997) Love's Been Rough on Me (1997) Life, Love & the Blues (1998) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) The Heart of a Woman (1999) Matriarch of the Blues (2000)|atv| dqs| nbd| euo| lxu| xra| etk| crt| ctk| czn| bmq| ich| bjr| dfp| ypj| ruv| opl| sbc| zoz| hzt| axw| xkh| vwn| zky| dqz| bfy| cts| hcf| oju| fuj| jdz| pxa| got| nhz| pzv| ifv| lrj| fkb| dnr| sez| qwe| xmc| abi| eiy| ooi| rxb| nyo| tfa| qtu| ddc|