Goodbye Mz. Etta

Etta James just passed at the age of 73. Her body failed her though I am sure her soul and spirit were unbroken. I blogged about her end approaching a couple of weeks ago. Cold snowy, late dusk January afternoons make me melancholy I guess. Got some Otis vinyl jumping on the turntable! Don't know if there is a heaven but maybe he and Etta can sing a duet. I won't post "At Last" because I did that one two or so weeks ago. Here is something a little less played that finds Etta in fine voice, as always...

Etta James in Failing Health

News of out Los Angeles is not good for the family and fans of the great Etta James. In rapidly failing health, the great Ms. James spent Christmas on a respirator in a Riverside hospital suffering from end stage leukemia and dementia caused by Alzheimer's. Her family hopes that she will get out of the hospital and again be with them but reports don't look good. I wanted to throw up a couple of Etta James tracks so you can get an idea of how she sounded in her prime. Best wishes and prayers to Etta!

"At Last," "Sunday Kind of Love," "Tell Mama" and "Damn Your Eyes" are possibly Etta James four greatest and most well known performances. But her catalog is rich with lesser known gems!