Etta James uz jako petileta chodila na hodiny zpevu. V roce 1960 prisel velky prulom apolu se hitem „All I Could Do Was Cry“. Od te doby byl plne znejici a zraly hlas Etty James vsudypritomny a prenasel se z generace na generaci. Dodnes se jeji klasika „At Last“ pouziva znovu a znovu v hollywoodskych filmech. V roce 1990 si Coca Cola vybrala pro reklamu verzi „I Just Want To Make Love You“. V roce 2011 pouziva DJ Avicii cast pisne „Something‘s Got A Hold On Me“ Etty James pro svuj celosvetovy hit „Levels“.
Etta James patri do sine slavy Rock and Roll a Blues Hall of Fame . Ma hvezdu na hollywoodskem chodniku slavy, vyhrala nekolik Grammy a je na 22. miste v seznamu 100 nejvetsich zpevaku vsech dob Rolling Stone.
Skladby
- At Last
- Sunday Kind Of Love
- I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Something‘s Got A Hold On Me
- Stormy Weather
- All I Could Do Was Cry
- Trust In Me Spoonful [with Harvey Fuqua]
- Don‘t Cry, Baby
- My Dearest Darling
- Anything To Say You‘re Mine
- Fool That I Am
- Would It Make Any Difference To You
- Next Door To The Blues
- Stop The Wedding
- If I Can‘t Have You [with Harvey Fuqua]