At Last: Etta James

Etta James died today. This was her biggest hit.

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  1. pbilly Says:

    Saw her a couple years ago at Red Rocks with BB; great show, huge loss for blues lovers.

    • katry Says:

      pbilly,
      I would have loved to have seen her. At Last always blows me away when I hear it.

      You’re right: huge loss.

  2. bill s. Says:

    “Sunday Kind of Love”–check it out. I think it’s even better than “At Last”.

    • katry Says:

      Bill,
      I have that one too as I have three of her albums. I agree that it is amazing and probably better than this one which I chose because I think it’s the one most people remember.

  3. Mario Bergeron Says:

    She was my favorite soul singer. I think I have 20-25 of her albums.
    Sad day…

  4. Coleen Burnett Says:

    Very sad. Saw her a few years back at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ with some friends. As I recall, she was still recovering from her gastric bypass surgery and sat for most of the show. After it was over those that lingered a bit were treated to the sight of Etta James – – in an electric wheelchair – – flying across the stage from left to right. What a round of applause THAT was! 🙂

    I have been most lucky that I have seen many legends of song – – Springsteen, Ray Charles, BB King, for starters – – and she was one of them. A huge loss.

    Coleen

    • Kat Says:

      Coleen,
      I am infinitely jealous at the singers you’ve heard. My list is small: Odetta, Lightfoot, PP&M, Nanci Griffith and more I just can’t remember without perusing my memory drawers.

      I love the image of the flying wheelchair!


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