Posts tagged etta james

missavagardner:

You can’t fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, that’s got nothing to do with it. It’s how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them. 

Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012)

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mizenscen:

I’ll Dry My Tears - Etta James

I’ll dry my eyes for tonight

No more tears, no more sorrow

And I’ll cry again tomorrow night

Because I need you so

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Etta James - I Just Want to Make Love to You

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missavagardner:

Pushover | Etta James

oldfilmsflicker:

RIP Etta James (January 25, 1938 - January 20th, 2012)

oldfilmsflicker:

RIP Etta James (January 25, 1938 - January 20th, 2012)

missavagardner:


And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn’t have the nerve.
 Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James (January 25, 1938 – JaSnuary 20, 2012)
R.I.P to the Queen of Soul

missavagardner:

And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn’t have the nerve.
Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James (January 25, 1938 – JaSnuary 20, 2012)

R.I.P to the Queen of Soul

thedailywhat:

RIP: Etta James, the legendary genre-spanning singer who gave the world many memorable hits including “At Last” and “The Wallflower,” has passed away. She was 73.
James, who was diagnosed with leukemia 2010, had been in poor health for some time.
Affectionately known as Miss Peaches, the Matriarch of R&B had multiple Grammys to her name, and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame.
Incidentally, the man who discovered James, Johnny Otis, passed away just yesterday.
Below: James sings “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” in 1962.

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thedailywhat:

RIP: Etta James, the legendary genre-spanning singer who gave the world many memorable hits including “At Last” and “The Wallflower,” has passed away. She was 73.

James, who was diagnosed with leukemia 2010, had been in poor health for some time.

Affectionately known as Miss Peaches, the Matriarch of R&B had multiple Grammys to her name, and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame.

Incidentally, the man who discovered James, Johnny Otis, passed away just yesterday.

Below: James sings “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” in 1962.

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Trust in Me — Etta James

R.I.P. :(

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daishasstateofmind:

“Good Feeling”

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muriloferreira-deactivated20110:

I miss Mad Men already. 

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“Sunday Kind Of Love” — Etta James