huh huh huh

Go on, someone say 'who is it'?

hey pete your mother looks nice

hey pete your mother looks nice

And she's turned into a black woman since I last saw her!

hey pete your mother looks nice

Tis Etta James, do I get a prize.....

Go on then, i'll be the ignorant b*****. Who is it Pete ?

It says ET but if i remember correctly he had a different shaped head

Tis Etta James, do I get a prize.....

Yes you get a signed photo of Etta James, how do you want it made out to? Damn, hang on, my silver pens just run out....

And she's turned into a black woman since I last saw her!

shes a very pale black woman

i knew who it was,just pulling your leg

Tis Etta James, do I get a prize.....

I wondered if it was her, but she's no longer with us is she ?

Apparently she is, thought i could remember her dying of a drug related problem in the 90's

Has anyone tried or succeded in getting her over here for a performance recently ?

Edited January 29, 200718 yr by Bogue

She looks so like Grace Slik from Jefferson Airplane it's scary........

shes a very pale black woman

Etta's dad was white, so you're right on both counts!

ETTA JAMES ...alive. born 1938..age69

Edited January 29, 200718 yr by JMYTG

Basically Etta's 'official' portrait photographer saw a clip of her that I'd put on YouTube and apparently Etta didn't even know it existed (neither did anyone else by the looks of some of the comments) and she was so blown away by it that she asked if I would do her a dvd of it, so I did, forgot about it, then this signed photo arrived today. No sign of the $1000 I asked for Here's the clip, it's fantastic.

Etta's dad was white, so you're right on both counts!

I didn't think she knew who her dad was...... was there talk of him being a pro baseball player.....

Definately alive, saw her in Toronto last tear, well the ticket said it was her!?!

I didn't think she knew who her dad was...... was there talk of him being a pro baseball player.....

No , EJ father was not a pro baseball player .

It was alleged that her father was Rudolph " Minnesota Fats " Wanderone ; who at one time , was considered to be the greatest pool player in the United States .

Etta - real name Jamesetta Hawkins - celebrated her 69th birthday on January 25th .

Malc

Apparently she is, thought i could remember her dying of a drug related problem in the 90's

Has anyone tried or succeded in getting her over here for a performance recently ?

When a Jazz singer named Etta Jones died in 2001 it was mistakenly reported that Etta James had died, this might have been what you heard.

When a Jazz singer named Etta Jones died in 2001 it was mistakenly reported that Etta James had died, this might have been what you heard.

Thanks for that Crumb, maybe that was it

Pleasant surprise to know she's still with us anyway

Thanks for that Crumb, maybe that was it

Pleasant surprise to know she's still with us anyway

I'd heard that Merry Clayton had died many years ago, but have just been informed there's a recent interview with her in "In The Basement" mag! (Hope she's genuinely fine and well and they didn't get the interview through a "medium"!)

Merry Clayton. Dead? You obviously never watched Cagney & Lacy 'cause she was in that for years, and had something to do with the recording of the Who's Tommy - still, no one could improve that could they? Actually the In The Basement interview with her is really interesting.

Back to Etta James, I read through this thread the other day and thought it was a really lovely story and told a couple of friends. I was 'dragged' into a dress shop today and the owner was playing an Etta James compilation. It certainly cured the boredom of waiting for my friend to make up her mind what dress she wanted, and I started chatting to the owner, complimenting her on her taste in music. Turns out she's a big EJ fan (how often do you meet them in the outside world?) and she loved the story.

Merry Clayton. Dead? You obviously never watched Cagney & Lacy 'cause she was in that for years, and had something to do with the recording of the Who's Tommy...

Yes, I'm absolutely delighted she's still around! Her reading of "Emotion" (MCA, 1980) was an instant classic in my view, and one of the most exciting and soulful recordings of the era! However, both Cagney and Lacy and "Tommy" were events that pre-dated the reports of her supposed "demise"!

Yes, I'm absolutely delighted she's still around! Her reading of "Emotion" (MCA, 1980) was an instant classic in my view, and one of the most exciting and soulful recordings of the era! However, both Cagney and Lacy and "Tommy" were events that pre-dated the reports of her supposed "demise"!

The last time MC recorded was in 1996 .

Outstanding set of pipes on the lady ..... her vocals on The Rolling Stones track " Gimme Shelter " is first rate .

Her parents called her Merry - this is not a joke - because of the time of year she was born .....

Malc Burton