What is Etta James?
[[File:Etta James.jpg|thumb|right|180px|James in 2006]] '''Etta James''' (born Jamesetta Hawkins, January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james-dies-73|title=Etta James, blues icon, dies aged 73|first=Tim|last=Jonze|date=20 January 2012|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]]. She was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Her styles included [[jazz]], blues, soul and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]. She received many awards during her career. She was active for almost sixty years. James died of [[leukemia]] in [[Riverside, California]] at 73, just before her 74th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/index.html|title=Singing legend Etta James dies at 73|first=By Todd Leopold|last=CNN|website=CNN}}</ref> [[Beyoncé Knowles]] played James in the 2008 [[musical]] ''[[Cadillac Records]]''. James released her last album ''The Dreamer'' in 2011. The album is a collection of covers. ==Awards== James won six [[Grammy Award|Grammy Awards]]. One of them was the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]. She was given the award in 2003. James was put in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1993. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Etta}} [[Category:African-American musicians]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American R&B singers]] [[Category:American soul musicians]] [[Category:American blues musicians]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]]