It's often said of Etta James that you could hear her whole life in her voice.
Etta James went to extremes and owned them in her life and in her music.
Beyonce's rendition of Etta James's At Last has since become a staple of her live shows.
It stars Beyonce Knowles as singer Etta James and Jeffrey Wright as blues guitarist and singer Muddy Waters.
Let's get back to Terry's interview with singer Etta James recorded in 1994.
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" We'll hear Etta James recording of "At Last" later, but first let's listen to Beyonce Knowles' version recorded for the new film "Cadillac Records.
Inspired by an Etta James recording of "I'll Be Seeing You, " she performed her version at age 16 in a local coffeehouse during open-mic night.
Beyonce previously performed at one of Obama's inauguration balls four years ago, singing Etta James's At Last while Obama and his wife Michelle had their first dance.
Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, it was her first manager and promoter, Johnny Otis, who gave her the name Etta James, cutting up Jamesetta and reversing it.
He co-owned a historic Harlem nightclub, Big Wilt's Smalls Paradise, and there Etta James, Redd Foxx and Cannonball Adderley performed, and the Dipper moved through its rooms like he owned all of Harlem, perhaps all of New York.
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