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ETTA JAMES

Post by karl » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:44 pm

I have been expecting this as she was far from well but the singer Etta James passed away today at the age of 73.

R.I.P.
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Post by john » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:22 pm

Sorry to read this. Great singer.
R.I.P.
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Post by bigdipper » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:50 pm

SHAME R I P ETTA JAMES
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Post by Eman » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:30 am

Wow major bummer and loss for the music world. R.I.P. Etta!!
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Post by cyp21 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:55 am

Kind of weird my mum ordered her best of 3xCD and it came yesterday when she passed away! :o

Obiviously a great talent who will be missed R.I.P Etta.
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Post by mariana44 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:28 pm

Very sad news-I have heard more of this singer in the last 12 months than ever before. I heard on the news about her very unhappy life, I had not realised.
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Post by ROBERT M. » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:40 am

RIP Etta James :(
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:43 am

Sad to heart this news of Etta James, a great singer. Her version of " AT LAST" must be the best.
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Post by hpooch » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:17 pm

R.I.P. - Etta James

Did anyone the the 2008 movie "Cadillac Records" with Beyonce singing "At Last"? Her rendition is spot on!

I still prefer the original version by Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle on the vocal.....I'm just an "Old-Fashioned" Guy!
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:48 pm

Yes, on second thoughts I agree Henry, there are several who have recorded the song but there really is no comparison when it comes to the Glenn Miller and Ray Eberly version.
Celine Dion struggles with this one and Eva Cassidy's recording excites me about as much as her version of "Over The Rainbow" UGH !!! :)
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Post by paul jh » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:11 am

I agree that the Glenn Miller Orchestra with Ray Eberle is the best. I think Doris Day also did a good version and maybe Dinah Shore too.

If I have to listen to that modified bluesy version, I prefer to hear Beyonce sing it.
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:42 am

Can't forget that Al Martino recorded "Al Last " too, and a host of others :) :)
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