R&B and Gospel Singer Etta James
James was a teenager when she was discovered by bandleader/talent scout Johnny Otis, who helped her record her first single, "Dance with Me Henry." Her career took off in the sixties, until she battled a drug addiction at the end of that decade. "Etta James Live From San Francisco," a recording of a 1981 performance at the Boarding House, has just been released. (Rebroadcast)
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