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When did Etta James start making music?
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Etta James's first song “W-O-M-A-N” released in 1955.
(January 25th, 1938 – January 20th, 2012) Born Jamesetta Hawkins, Etta James was a Grammy Award-winning R&B/Blues/Soul singer best known for songs like “Something’s Got a Hold On Me”, “I’d Rather Go Blind”, and “At Last”. She grew up fatherless, and her mother had her at age fourteen. Because her mother had a habit of child neglect due to her... Read More
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