Etta James: Forskelle mellem versioner

'''Jamesetta Hawkins''' ([[25. januar]] [[1938]] – [[20. januar]] [[2012]]), bedre kendt som '''Etta James''', var en [[USA|amerikansk]] sangerinde der genremæssigt bevægede sig indenfor [[blues]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[rock and roll]], [[soul]], [[gospel]] og [[jazz]].<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/legendary-blues-singer-etta-james-dies-in-california-from-complications-of-leukemia/2012/01/20/gIQAE4LkDQ_story.html |title=Etta James, Grammy-winning blues singer with pop appeal, dies] |access-date=20. januar 2012 |archive-date=27. januar 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127111325/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/legendary-blues-singer-etta-james-dies-in-california-from-complications-of-leukemia/2012/01/20/gIQAE4LkDQ_story.html |url-status=ok }}</ref> Hun startede sin karriere i midten af [[1950'erne]] og er bedst kendt for hits som "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama" og "I'd Rather Go Blind".<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=4-5UFUZgAIQC&pg=PA173&dq=etta+james+I%27d+Rather+Go+Blind&hl=en&ei=lEjYTcf3A4vvsgbpsaH4Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=etta%20james%20I%27d%20Rather%20Go%20Blind&f=false |title=Rage to survive: the Etta James story |author=Etta James, David Ritz|page=173|publisher=Da Capo Press, 2003 |accessdate=21. maj 2011|archive-date= 9. oktober 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009045130/http://books.google.com/books?id=4-5UFUZgAIQC&pg=PA173&dq=etta+james+I'd+Rather+Go+Blind&hl=en&ei=lEjYTcf3A4vvsgbpsaH4Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=etta%20james%20I%27d%20Rather%20Go%20Blind&f=false|url-status=ok}}</ref> Hun kæmpede med et [[stofmisbrug]], men begik musikalsk comeback med albummet ''The Seven Year Itch'' i slutningen af [[1980'erne]].<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=Yf2741A_BkYC&pg=PA116&dq=Seven+Year+Itch+etta+james&hl=en&ei=NfHYTcWXGsT_-gaByvmeDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Seven%20Year%20Itch%20etta%20james&f=false |title=A to Z of American women in the performing arts |author=Liz Sonneborn|page=116|publisher=Infobase Publishing|year= 2002 |accessdate=22. maj 2011|archive-date= 9. oktober 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009050830/http://books.google.com/books?id=Yf2741A_BkYC&pg=PA116&dq=Seven+Year+Itch+etta+james&hl=en&ei=NfHYTcWXGsT_-gaByvmeDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Seven%20Year%20Itch%20etta%20james&f=false|url-status=ok}}</ref>

Hun anses for at have bygget bro mellem rhythm and blues og rock and roll og har vundet seks [[Grammy Awards|Grammy-priser]] og 17 [[Blues Music Awards]]. Hun blev optaget i [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] i 1993, [[Blues Hall of Fame]] i 2001 og [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] i både 1999 and 2008.<ref name="Downbeat">''Down Beat Magazine'' July 27, 2007 [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=814 Etta James Hospitalized, Tour Suspended] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113212847/http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=814 |date=13. januar 2009 }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placerede hende som nr. 28 på deres liste over "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" og som nr. 62 på listen over "Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref name="RS">{{cite news | title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time | url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/etta-james-19691231 | publisher =Rolling Stone | accessdate=2008-11-11 | archive-date=16. januar 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116050642/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/etta-james-19691231 | url-status=ok }}</ref><ref name="RS2">{{cite news | title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time | url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/etta-james-19691231 | publisher =Rolling Stone | accessdate=2008-11-11 | archive-date=28. maj 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528111339/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/etta-james-19691231 | url-status=ok }}</ref>

Etta James blev diagnosticeret med [[leukæmi]] i 2010, og døde som følge af komplikationer fra sygdommen den 20. januar 2012 på et hospital i [[Riverside]] i [[Californien]] i en alder af 73 år.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/index.html |title=Singing legend Etta James dies at 73] |access-date=20. januar 2012 |archive-date=21. januar 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121092256/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/index.html |url-status=ok }}</ref>

* Tim Jonze, [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james-dies-73?INTCMP=SRCH "Etta James, blues icon, dies aged 73"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731015102/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james-dies-73?INTCMP=SRCH |date=31. juli 2020 }}, ''The Guardian'', January 20, 2012.