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| - Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012) was an American R&B and Blues singer known as Etta James, whose song "You Want More" appeared in the episode "Give a Little, Take a Little" of the show Miami Vice.
- She formed her own all-girl doo-wop group, the Peaches, in the mid-50s and came to the attention of Johnny Otis, who secured the girls a record deal. James branched out into solo recording with the R&B hit 'Dance With Me Henry' in 1955: this secured her band a support spot with Little Richard. James' first solo LP was recorded in 1960 and notably featured 'I Just Want To Make Love To You' (covered by the Rolling Stones on their eponymous début) and 'At Last,' a radically reworked version of a 40s hit for Glenn Miller. Its sweeping strings and stratospheric vocals cemented the image of James as a torch singer, although she encompassed many other styles.
- James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and was the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008.[3] Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.[4][5]
- Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter. Her style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.
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| - She formed her own all-girl doo-wop group, the Peaches, in the mid-50s and came to the attention of Johnny Otis, who secured the girls a record deal. James branched out into solo recording with the R&B hit 'Dance With Me Henry' in 1955: this secured her band a support spot with Little Richard. James' first solo LP was recorded in 1960 and notably featured 'I Just Want To Make Love To You' (covered by the Rolling Stones on their eponymous début) and 'At Last,' a radically reworked version of a 40s hit for Glenn Miller. Its sweeping strings and stratospheric vocals cemented the image of James as a torch singer, although she encompassed many other styles. Her career began to decline in the late 60s, although she was still in demand as a concert performer and claimed to have written 'I'd Rather Go Blind,' which became a sizeable UK hit for Top Gear favourites Chicken Shack. After an opening spot for the Stones and an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1978, she left her then current label Chess and, due to her problems with drugs and alcoholism, ceased recording throughout most of the 80s. Her career experienced a resurgence in the early to mid 90s, and further critically acclaimed recordings followed. She was portrayed by Beyonce Knowles in the 2008 film Cadillac Records, something which she appeared not entirely comfortable with (if her comments on stage and in interviews are taken into account). In her final years she suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and died in January 2012 of leukaemia. Peel saw her live at the peak of her success in 1960 at the Big D Sportatorium in Dallas, where he noted he was one of a handful of whites in an otherwise black audience , and again in London in 1978, , just before her retreat from the limelight. John praised her performance: "She was really excellent...she's as good as three other people, pick any three you like....I do hope Warner Brothers records are going to treat Etta James with the respect she deserves, because she can reduce most other people into the sharply reduced to clear racks." He then played 'Piece Of My Heart,' a song familiar from a rendition by Janis Joplin. The LP from which that track came ('Deep In The Night') was an indication of James' ability to reach out to other audiences, as it contained a large proportion of rock songs from the likes of Alice Cooper, Kiki Dee and Allen Toussaint. JP played her records intermittently throughout his time on air, and singled out 'Stop The Wedding' (and Ann Cole's answer record 'Don't Stop The Wedding') as an example of a tradition he would like to see revived: in fact, 'Dance With Me Henry' was an 'answer' record to Hank Ballard's 'Work With Me Annie.'
- James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and was the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008.[3] Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.[4][5] Contents 1 Early life and career: 1938–59 2 Chess and Warner Brothers years: 1960–78 3 Later career: 1984–2012 4 Style and influence 5 Personal life 6 Death 7 Awards 7.1 Grammys 7.2 Blues Foundation 8 Discography 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links
- Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter. Her style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch. James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.
- Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012) was an American R&B and Blues singer known as Etta James, whose song "You Want More" appeared in the episode "Give a Little, Take a Little" of the show Miami Vice.
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