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Etta James Dead at 73
![Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been battling health problems for many years. James had an enormously turbulent personal life with numerous periods of drug addiction and poverty, but she channeled all of that heartache into her music. "There's a lot going on Etta James' voice," Bonnie Raitt told Rolling Stone in 2008. "A lot of pain, a lot of life, most of all, a lot of strength. She can be so raucous and down one song, and then break your heart with her subtlety and finesse the next. As raw as Etta is, there's a great intelligence and wisdom in her singing." Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, James was largely abandoned by her teenage mother at a young age, and was raised by her grandparents and foster families. She formed the the doo-wop singing group Creolettes with her friends in the early 1950s, and they even scored a minor hit with "Roll Me Henry" in 1955. James signed as a solo act to Chess Records in 1960, kicking off the first great period of her long career. Working with producers Harvey Fuqua and Ralph Bass, she landed on the charts with "My Dearest Darling" and "All I Could Do Is Cry." Leonard Chess heard tremendous potential in her voice, and in 1961 had her record the ballad "At Last" with a string section. The song became a massive hit, and remained her signature song for the rest of her career. Despite her incredible success, James started to use heroin in the mid-1960s and it began to have serious effects on her career. At various points she was committed to a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital, though she still occasionally scored hits – most notable the R&B classic "Tell Mama" in 1967. In the 1970s, James hit the club circuit to support herself. The Rolling Stones took her on tour in 1978, which exposed her music to a whole new generation of rock fans. That same year she signed to Warner Brothers and cut the classic LP Deep in the Night with Jerry Wexler. Her drug habit resumed in the 1980s, but a 1988 stay at the Betty Ford Clinic set her on a much better course. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. James continued to tour until illness sidelined her a couple of years ago. She made headlines in 2009 when she criticized Beyoncé's performance of "At Last" at President Obama's inauguration, but the public didn't realize that she was suffering from dementia at that point. In 1997, James spoke with Rolling Stone about her life. "Life's been rough," she said. "But life's been good. If I had to go back and do it all over again, I would live it the exact same way."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67521594-20153236.jpg "Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last,\" \"Tell Mama\" and \"All I Could Do Was Cry,\" died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been battling health problems for many years. James had an enormously turbulent personal life with numerous periods of drug addiction and poverty, but she channeled all of that heartache into her music. \"There's a lot going on Etta James' voice,\" Bonnie Raitt told Rolling Stone in 2008. \"A lot of pain, a lot of life, most of all, a lot of strength. She can be so raucous and down one song, and then break your heart with her subtlety and finesse the next. As raw as Etta is, there's a great intelligence and wisdom in her singing.\" Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, James was largely abandoned by her teenage mother at a young age, and was raised by her grandparents and foster families. She formed the the doo-wop singing group Creolettes with her friends in the early 1950s, and they even scored a minor hit with \"Roll Me Henry\" in 1955. James signed as a solo act to Chess Records in 1960, kicking off the first great period of her long career. Working with producers Harvey Fuqua and Ralph Bass, she landed on the charts with \"My Dearest Darling\" and \"All I Could Do Is Cry.\" Leonard Chess heard tremendous potential in her voice, and in 1961 had her record the ballad \"At Last\" with a string section. The song became a massive hit, and remained her signature song for the rest of her career. Despite her incredible success, James started to use heroin in the mid-1960s and it began to have serious effects on her career. At various points she was committed to a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital, though she still occasionally scored hits – most notable the R&B classic \"Tell Mama\" in 1967. In the 1970s, James hit the club circuit to support herself. The Rolling Stones took her on tour in 1978, which exposed her music to a whole new generation of rock fans. That same year she signed to Warner Brothers and cut the classic LP Deep in the Night with Jerry Wexler. Her drug habit resumed in the 1980s, but a 1988 stay at the Betty Ford Clinic set her on a much better course. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. James continued to tour until illness sidelined her a couple of years ago. She made headlines in 2009 when she criticized Beyoncé's performance of \"At Last\" at President Obama's inauguration, but the public didn't realize that she was suffering from dementia at that point. In 1997, James spoke with Rolling Stone about her life. \"Life's been rough,\" she said. \"But life's been good. If I had to go back and do it all over again, I would live it the exact same way.\"")
Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been...Tags: Betty Ford, Music, Entertainment, Health, Jerry Wexler
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Medical Research, Alzheimer's Disease, University of California, Los Angeles, Engineering, Teachers
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Review: 'Chess' revival takes an inventive spin at East West Players
There’s a wryly energetic thrust to “Chess,” being revived by East West Players in an imaginative production that certainly puts its own spin on this problematic concept album-turned-popera. Here we get the almost through-sung U.K....
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Blindfolded chess master competes against Kansas students
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsKansas students helped a grandmaster chess champion play his way into the record books. Timur Gareev, 25, played simultaneous chess matches in Lindsborg Wednesday, blindfolded. Forty students faced off against the North American Open Chess Champion from...Tags: Game Playing, Germany, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Bulletin Board
Friday Allegro Coffee with the Vice Mayor, 9 a.m. at Whole Foods Market, 810 University Drive, Coral Springs. Free. Call 954-753-8000. ArtsPark Movie Night: Dolphin Tale, 8 p.m. at ArtsPark, Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway in Hollywood. Free....Tags: Lauderhill, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Whole Foods Market
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Stroke, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses, Sparkle (movie), Acupuncture
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Our View: Heber deserves new community center
Heber was long thought of as a sleepy little village with life revolving around a big feedlot and a fine little general store. Heber, though, has become much more than that in recent years. Housing subdivisions have mushroomed on the town’s...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Future of 3-D printing is explored at Milken conference
What do houses, human organs, food and guns have in common? According to panelists at the Milken Institute Global Conference, it's 3-D printing, the technology that enables people to print three-dimensional products by precisely depositing layer upon...
Tags: Media Industry, Industrial Production
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National chess championship headed to St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 12-year-old chess prodigy from California will be among the contestants in a national competition next month in St. Louis. For the fifth straight year, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is playing host to the U.S.... -
School calendar - April 30-May 3
Here are some of the things happening in Washington County Public Schools this week: Tuesday, April 30 Eighth-grade Day on the Job Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Visual- arts open studio, 4:30 p.m. E. Russell Hicks Middle —...Tags: Arts, Entertainment, Music, Arts and Culture, PTA
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Dr. Howard H. Patt, surgeon
Dr. Howard H. Patt, a former Baltimore surgeon and longtime Mount Washington resident, died April 25 at Sunrise of Santa Monica, a senior living community in California, of complications from a fall. He was 95. "Howard was always a very calm, relaxed and...
Tags: Northwest Hospital, Entertainment, Human Interest, Internists, Music
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MTV to premiere new “Star Trek Into Darkness” clip
Channel Guide MagazineStar Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams, and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch, will appear on-air on MTV this Wednesday, May 8, at 7:56pm ET to introduce an exclusive clip from Star Trek Into Darkness, the...
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