GARDENA, Calif. – Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans as a woman who triumphed against all odds to break down cultural and musical barriers in a style that was unfailingly honest. The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized James in a rousing speech, describing her remarkable rise [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember rhythm-and-blues singer Etta James, saying she overcame great personal and professional hurdles to sing “the times that she lived.” During a two-hour service that featured performances by pop stars Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera, the Rev. Al Sharpton [...]

Sure, purify energy, a lapse of manufacturing, a boost in preparation spending? and saving a domestic automobile attention are overwhelming ways to revitalise a American economy. But another tactic President Obama competence cruise is some-more singing. Because a week after a falsetto singer-in-chief unleashed his chronicle of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” during an Apollo [...]

Days after mythological songstress Etta James upheld divided from complications of leukemia, Adele took to her blog to remember a good change a thespian has had on her. “What a lady Etta James was. She was a ultimate original,” she said, recalling her possess confront with a icon. “Her voice was exhale holding and her [...]

NEW YORK – On her last album “The Dreamer,” released just three months before her death, Etta James sings a mix of covers, from the RB classic “Misty Blue” to the Ray Charles song “In the Evening.” But perhaps the most curious tune included on the disc may be the Guns N’ Roses staple “Welcome [...]

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Etta James’ manager says the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator. Lupe De Leon says Friday that the change in her condition is great news and that the singer’s blood pressure is normal. De Leon says James was put on a respirator when [...]