Etta James

Also known as Miss Peaches, Jamesetta Hawkins

cantante statunitense (1938-2012)

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Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, was an American singer, singer-songwriter, and jazz musician. She performed as a contralto and played the guitar. Her musical career spanned genres including blues, soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. She recorded for Modern Records, Chess Records, Elektra, and Island Records, beginning her work period in 1954.

James received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She died of natural causes due to leukemia in Riverside in 2012. Her medical conditions included Alzheimer's disease and opioid use disorder. She is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery.

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Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

They All Came Out to Montreux — Self (archive footage)2023
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music — Self2005
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats — Herself2004
Etta James And The Roots Band: Burnin' Down The House — Vocals2002
The History of Rock 'n' Roll — Self1995
Etta James Live at Montreux 1993 — Etta James1993
Tap — Blues Singer1989
B.B. King & Friends — Self1987
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll — Self1987
Música para Sempre — Self1980

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Instance of: human
Family name: Hawkins
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Place of death: Riverside
Occupation: recording artist
Languages spoken: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Field of work: performing arts
Genre: rock and roll
Instrument: voice
Record label: RCA Records
Image: Etta James.jpg
Voice type: contralto

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place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Commons category: Etta James
cause of death: leukemia
date of birth: 1938-01-25
date of death: 2012-01-20
topic's main category: Category:Etta James
medical condition: opioid use disorder
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1954-00-00
pseudonym: Etta James
birth name: Jamesetta Hawkins
nickname: Miss Peaches
relative: Sugar Pie DeSanto
name in native language: Etta James
described at URL: www.marketplace-ettajamestribute.com
P12674: Michael Freytag
ethnic group: African Americans

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Etta James, pseudonimo di Jamesetta Hawkins (Los Angeles, 25 gennaio 1938 – Riverside, 20 gennaio 2012), è stata una cantante statunitense di jazz, blues, soul, rhythm and blues e gospel. Vincitrice di cinque Grammy Award e di diciassette , è stata inserita nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nel 1993, nella Blues Hall of Fame nel 2001 e nella Grammy Hall of Fame sia nel 1999 per il brano At Last che nel 2008 per il brano The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) e vinse il Grammy Award alla carriera nel 2003. Negli anni cinquanta e sessanta incise i suoi maggiori successi di brani blues e rhythm and blues. È conosciuta per aver lanciato At Last, composizione che è stata inserita in film, trasmissioni televisive, spot pubblicitari e pagine web in streaming service e reinterpretata da artiste come Céline Dion, Christina Aguilera e Beyoncé. Cantava in un registro di contralto con ampia estensione vocale.

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