Legendary blues singer Etta James dies at 73

vienna · 01-20-12, 01:52 PM

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Yesterday Johanny Otis, today Etta James; two blows to the music world. She was an amazing vocalist who brought her own touch to every song she sang. In the Chuck Berry bioography/documentary film "Hail! Hail! Rock And Roll!", there is a scene where Keith Richards is trying to convince Chuck to allow Etta to perform at the tribute concert Keith is organizing. Chuck, who has really very little interest in others but himself, opposes the idea because he can't place Etta in his memory. Keith arranges for Etta to perform at a rehearsal in front of Chuck. Chuck sits off stage, in a mild sulk, as Etta begins to sing a song she has never performed, let alone rehearsed. As Etta starts to sing in that glorious, powerful voice of hers, Chuck begins to awaken to just who is Etta james. By the end of the number, Chuck has been on his feet, dancing around and almost literally bowing down before Etta. After the number, he apoligizes to Etta, saying, "I'm so sorry! I didn't know!" over and over again...

There are few who are really one of a kind; Etta James was one of those people. Thank you, Etta, for being you. Rest well and find peace "At Last"...

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Legendary blues singer Etta James dies at 73 http://news.yahoo.com/legendary-blue...163709371.html Yesterday Johanny Otis, today Etta James; two blows to the music world. She was an amazing vocalist who brought her own touch to every song she sang. In the Chuck Berry bioography/documentary film "Hail! Hail! Rock And Roll!", there is a scene where Keith Richards is trying to convince Chuck to allow Etta to perform at the tribute concert Keith is organizing. Chuck, who has really very little interest in others but himself, opposes the idea because he can't place Etta in his memory. Keith arranges for Etta to perform at a rehearsal in front of Chuck. Chuck sits off stage, in a mild sulk, as Etta begins to sing a song she has never performed, let alone rehearsed. As Etta starts to sing in that glorious, powerful voice of hers, Chuck begins to awaken to just who is Etta james. By the end of the number, Chuck has been on his feet, dancing around and almost literally bowing down before Etta. After the number, he apoligizes to Etta, saying, "I'm so sorry! I didn't know!" over and over again... There are few who are really one of a kind; Etta James was one of those people. Thank you, Etta, for being you. Rest well and find peace "At Last"... Last edited by vienna; 01-20-12 at 07:18 PM.