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Blues legend Etta James
« on: January 20, 2012, 11:15:18 AM »
Don't know much about her music personally. I guess I'll have to find out...

Legendary blues singer Etta James dies at 73
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 11:20:41 AM »
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 11:30:05 AM »
Heard that on radio, struggled with drugs.  She had a powerful voice.  Too bad.  RIP.
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 09:54:30 AM »
Quote from: Libertas on January 20, 2012, 11:30:05 AM
Heard that on radio, struggled with drugs.  She had a powerful voice.  Too bad.  RIP.

She was an extraordinary talent and I for one will miss her. Her song "I'd Rather Be Blind" still gives me goose bumps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApNirMC9gM
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 10:27:49 AM »
Quote from: AlanS on January 21, 2012, 09:54:30 AM

She was an extraordinary talent and I for one will miss her. Her song "I'd Rather Be Blind" still gives me goose bumps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApNirMC9gM

Wow. That is awesome. As I said earlier, I was unfamiliar with her, other than having heard her name before, and knowing that she was an old-school blues singer. Now in hearing it, it seems so obvious to me how she influenced others in the genre. Take that Amy Winehouse chick that died last year for instance. Listen to her, and you can hear Etta James jumping right out of her voice.
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2012, 10:47:55 AM »

She was the first "break through" and one of the greatest R&B artists ever.

RIP Etta.

 
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Re: Blues legend Etta James
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 12:39:26 PM »
  Thank God her music lives on.RIP
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