Etta James Interview: Women In Jazz, Billie Holiday
Etta James is interviewed for a Women In Jazz TV special in the 1980's. She discusses her influences, including Billie Holiday. As many have pointed out, the narrator is wrong - Billie Holliday died of liver failure in 1959. No need to comment on it below.
About Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as the Chitlin' Circuit. She sang in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul and gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower" (1955), "At Last" (1960), "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "Tell Mam...
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