The legendary R&B singer Etta James is dead at the age of 73. With such hits as "At Last", “The Wallflower” and "Something's Got a Hold on Me" her music will live on as they are by all standards considered timeless by most.
The songstress health had declined over the past few years. In 2010 she was diagnosed with leukemia as well as dementia and Hepatitis C. Last month after her leukemia was deemed incurable, her doctor announced that the aging singer was terminally ill.
According to reports, Etta died at a hospital in
Etta James bust on the music scene in 1955 with her #1 hit “The Wallflower”. She joined Chess Records in 1960 and had a slew of R&B and pop hits. After a 6 year absent, she re-emerged in 1967 with a more hard-edged, soulful sound. Throughout her career, James overcame a heroin addiction, opened for the Rolling Stones, won six Grammy Awards and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
