At the same time I was being given a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
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Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.
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Birth: | 25th January, 1938 |
Death: | 20th January, 2012 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Singer |
Etta James was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an American singer who 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. Her albums list shown below: At Last!, Tell Mama, The Best of Etta James, Blues to the Bone, The Dreamer, Seven Year Itch, Her Best, and Matriarch of the Blues. She 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. Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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