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California, to a 14-year-old mother. Her father has never been identified. James
lived with a series of foster parents most notably „Sarge“ and „Mama Lu“.
Etta received her first proffessional vocal training at the age of five. She became
a popular singing attraction at the church. In 1950, when she was 12, Mama Lu
died and her real mother took her to the Fillmore District, San Francisco. James
began listening to doo-wop and was inspired to form a girl group, called the
Creolettes. After that, she met musician Johnny Otis. Nonetheless, Otis took the
group under his wing, helping them sign to Modern Records and changing their
name from The Creolettes to the Peaches. He also gave the singer her stage
name Etta James. The success gave the group an opening spot on Little Richard’s
national tour.
Etta decided to leave the group. After leaving The Peaches she had another RnB
hit. Her debut album At Last was released in late 1960. In early 1961 James
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