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At Last
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At Last Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Calling Card
She’s a grittier Aretha Franklin and a sexier Mahalia Jackson (not to mention an older, wiser, and meaner Beyoncé), but perhaps it’s unfair to compare the great Etta James to anyone but hersel...
Music
"She can be so raucous and down one song, and then break your heart with her subtlety and finesse the next," said Bonnie Raitt. "As raw as Etta is, there's a great intelligence and wisdom in her si...