Etta James’ voice was like no other. With her blend of R&B and soul, her sound was all-powerful all the time, delivering every line with a fiery passion that seemed limitless within her. It is a voice ...

Etta James’ live-in doctor Elaine James says several members of her family are in Southern California for Christmas, but that it’s unlikely the Blues legend will be able to return to her Riverside ...

When we think of entertainment in our bars, the chances are that we think of drag performances or DJs more often than live music. But from the 1960s to the 1980s at the Stud (then at 1535 Folsom ...

Etta James,"Live at Montreux 1975-1993" (Eagle). You'll remember, of course, that when Barack Obama was inaugurated as the president of the United States, one of the celebrations of the event in ...

Let's continue our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll with rhythm and blues singer Etta James. She got her start at the age of 15 when she was discovered by Johnny Otis, who we ...