Etta James was an

American Singer
who performed in
A B O U T E T TA
various genres, including
Blues, R&B, Soul, Rock Etta James was born in California on January 25,
1938. Throughout her life, she began a tedious
and Roll, Jazz, and Gospel.
singing career, from singing gospel at age 5, to
successfully transitioning into an influential singer.
Despite her semi-continuous drug problem, she
faced over her career, she managed to withdrawal
with help. Etta received many awards and prizes as
her careers life began to inflate with amazing
success. She is the face of many modern singers
that she has influenced via musical creativity and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Etta James successfully managed to withstand vigorous challenges
throughout her successful career, and from the pain burning ashes of
them, arose life-impacting accomplishments that will be
remembered and succulent to the heart of musicians and others. One
of those accomplishments was that she received awards and
recognitions from eight different organizations, including the Rock
and Roll hall of fame museum. In 2003, she was honored with a
Walk of Fame Star. She was also awarded Grammy for best Jazz
vocal performance for the album Mystery Lady and two more,
Lets Roll and Blues to the Bone for the best contemporary and
traditional blues albums. Two of her songs were given Grammy
Hall of Fame awards for qualitive for songs At Last and Dance
with me Henry, she was given the Grammy lifetime achievement
in 2003. The members of the Blues Foundation, set up in Memphis,
Tennessee, awarded her Blues female artist of the year award 14
times and later welcomed her into the Blues wall of Fame.

WHY I CHOSE HER/MORE INFO
Etta James was brought into the world by her mother Dorothy
Hawkins, she never met her father. She was raised in California,
pursuing her singing career at a young age, starting at church. I
chose Etta James because she is so love warming and so inspiring,
from the way she sings, to her deep alleviating lyrics.
MOST IN F LU E N TIA L
AFRICAN AMERICAN
Etta James should be acknowledged as the
most influential African American singer
because she has emboldened many modern-
day singers with the help of her creative
passion and passion for artistic music. Her
mind is vividly and uniquely expressed in her
aesthetic spoken lyrics that continued to
brighten up others.