About
Jamesetta Hawkins, known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter 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 Mama”, “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”, and “I’d Rather Go Blind”. She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.
Albums/Songs:
- Etta James
- The Right Time
- The Second Time Around
- 12 Songs of Christmas
- Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
- Life, Love & The Blues
- Miss Etta James
- Blues in the Night
- At Last!
- Deep in the Night
- Stickin’ to My Guns
- Tell Mama
- Come a Little Closer
- The Heart of a Woman
- Etta James
- Seven Year Itch
- Etta James Sings for Lovers
- Time After Time
- Changes
- Queen of Soul
- Love’s Been Rough on Me
- Call My Name
- Etta James Sings Funk
- Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday
- Losers Weepers
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