Was very saddened to hear of the passing of Etta James, one of music's most iconic bad girls.
The eyeliner, the hair, the drugs, the recovery and the melancholy sexuality- I see her influence everywhere today.
I saw her at the New Orleans Jazz Festival a few years ago, and apparently her troubles had already begun by then, but you'd never know it. She was vibrant and lovely as ever.
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James at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz Festival |
Rest in peace, Etta, at last.
Loved Ns. Etta. Wish I had seen her in concert. Her version of "At Last" is the only one I'll listen to. Rest now, Ms. Etta; you deserve it.
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