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Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid-1950s, she gained fame with hits such as “Dance With Me, Henry”, “At Last”, “Tell Mama”, and “I’d Rather Go Blind” for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch.

• Birth name: Jamesetta Hawkins
• Also known as: Miss Peaches, The Matriarch of R&B
• Born: January 25, 1938 Los Angeles, California, USA
• Died: January 20, 2012 (aged 73) Riverside, California, USA
• Genres: Blues, R&B, rock and roll, jazz, soul, gospel
• Occupations: Singer
• Instruments: Vocals, guitar
• Years active: 1954–2012
• Labels: Modern, Chess/MCA Records, Argo, Crown, Cadet, Island/PolyGram Records, Private Music/RCA, RCA Victor Records, Elektra, Virgin/EMI Records, Verve Forecast/Universal Records
• Associated acts: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Otis, Sugar Pie DeSanto

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