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Rhythm and blues singer ETTA JAMES
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She has a new live album, 'Etta James Live From San Francisco,' a recording of a 1981 performance at the Boarding House.
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Rhythm and blues singer ETTA JAMES. She 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. Although JAMES mostly sang R&B, she recently released "Mystery Lady," (Private Music) on which she covers songs by her favorite jazz singer, Billie Holiday. She has a new live album, "Etta James Live From San Francisco," a recording of a 1981 performance at the Boarding House. (On the Spot Live Recordings) (REBROADCAST FROM 8
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