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Etta James

Columns

Laughing Through the Tears: The Enduring Journey of Etta James

As much as Etta James used her songwriting and vocal skills as primary sources for empowerment and critique, her performances and image were equally significant in reflecting a public persona bursting with wit, wildness, and sassy radicalism. [12 February 2009]

(more Subversive Rock Humor)

Reviews

Etta James: Blues to the Bone

By Erica Chapman

Etta James: Let’s Roll

By Marshall Bowden

Etta James: Tell Mama - The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions

By Maurice Bottomley

Etta James, Heart of a Woman

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