“A lot of people think the blues is depressing, but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m singing blues, I’m singing life,” Etta James once told the Los Angeles Times of her Etta James songs, ...

Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some voices don’t just sing—they tell stories, stir emotions, and leave a permanent mark on your soul. Etta James was one of those artists. Her voice had the power to make you fall ...

LOS ANGELES -- Etta James, the feisty R&B singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad "At Last" an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President ...

She was raised by Lula and Jesse Rogers, who owned the rooming house where her mother once lived in. The pair brought up James in the Christian faith, and as a young girl, her voice stood out in the ...

Pictures: Etta James "It's a tremendous loss for her fans around the world," he said. "She'll be missed. A great American singer. Her music defied category." James had been suffering from dementia, ...