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urth

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RIP Etta James, 73
« on: December 17, 2011, 12:11:16 AM »
I keep seeing mentions of Etta James' declining health due to leukemia, and that she is not long for this world. Keep a good thought that those are just rumors. Doesn't seem like it though.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/17/us-ettajames-idUSTRE7BF20Q20111217
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Re: RIP Etta James, 73
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 09:09:46 AM »
She hung on for a month after the first reports of her failing health, but Etta James has now passed on. Guess she was waiting for Johnny Otis to go, too.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/?hpt=hp_t1
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Re: RIP Etta James, 73
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 09:29:09 AM »
damn -- talk about the "they come in threes" cliche being true. RIP Etta.

"If I could sing like Paul McCartney/Or get funky like Etta James..."
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Re: RIP Etta James, 73
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 09:16:58 AM »
DJ Marilynn on KPOO is doing 3 hourse of Etta and Johnny Otis til noon.  Just heard a swell Etta cover of "Take it to the Limit" that just wipes the floor with the Eagles orig.
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