noun. 1 A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field: he is a specialist in psychometric testing [with modifier]: the study was undertaken by a market-research specialist. Employers in the financial services sector are slow to recruit marketing candidates from outside their own specialist field. 2  Not long ago, technology recruitment was one of the most active, and profitable, specialist areas within the Irish recruitment market.
I'd Rather Go Blind is a bluessong written by Ellington Jordan[SUP] [/SUP]and co-credited to Billy Foster. It was first recorded by Etta Jamesin 1967, released in 1968, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soulclassic.
Well, thatâs a good question especially when Ms. Jamesâs book was published in 1995, 13 years âbeforeâ the release of the movie, Cadillac Records. What is also in question is why writer/director, Darnell Martin would write the role of Etta James with Beyonce in mind as stated in the New York Times. Now if youâre looking for a name to sell movie tickets, I can definitely see the âfollow the moneyâ rationale.