Etta James elulugu inglise keeles
In early 1961 James
released what was to become her signature song „At Last“. Though the song was
not as successful as expected, it has become the most remembered song.
In 1963 she had another major hit with „Pushover“. After a couple years scoring
minor hits, James’ career started to suffer after 1965, but she continued to chart
in the RnB top40 in the early 1970s. Following this brief success, however, she
left Chess Records and did not record for another 10 years as she struggeled with
drug addiction and alcoholism. Though she continued to perform, little was heard
of her until 1987. In 1989 she signed with Island Records released the album
Seven Year Itch. She has 30 studio albums, 3 live albums and 58 singles.
She got married in 1969 to Artis Mills and was still married to him at her death.
James had two sons, Donto and Sametto. Both started performing with their
mother.
In early 2011, she was diagnosed with leukemia. The illness became terminal and