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JAMES Etta
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:	25.01.1938	(Los Angeles, California, USA, as Jamesetta Hawkins)
Died:	20.01.2012	(long-termed disease)

Appearances:

?	The Creolettes
?	Peaches

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Miss Etta James	1958	Crown
2.	The Best Of Etta James	1959	Crown
3.	Twist With Etta James	1959	Crown
4.	Etta James	1960	Crown
5.	At Last!	8/1961	Argo			68
6.	The Second Time Around	1/1962	Argo
7.	Etta James	7/1962	Argo
8.	Etta James Sings For Lovers	2/1963	Argo
9.	Etta James' Top Ten	8/1963	Argo
10.	Etta James Rocks The House	1/1964	Argo
11.	Queen Of Soul	12/1964	Argo
12.	Etta Jones Sings With & Junior Mance & Joe Newman & Frank Wess & Kenny Burrell & Milt Hinton	1965
13.	Soul Of Etta James	1967	Ember
14.	Call My Name	2/1967	Cadet
15.	Tell Mama	3/1968	Cadet
16.	Etta James Sings Funk	1/1970	Cadet
17.	Loosers Weepers	11/1970	Cadet
18.	Peaches (2LP)	11/1971	Chess
19.	Golden Decade	12/1972	Chess
20.	Etta James	8/1973	Chess
21.	Come A Little Bit Closer	7/1974	Chess
22.	Etta Is Betta Than Evah!	1976	Chess
23.	Etta James Sings	1976
24.	Deep In The Night produced by: Jerry Wexler	7/1978	Warner Bros
25.	Changes	1980	T-Electric/MCA
26.	Good Rockin' Mama	4/1981	Ace
27.	The Heart And Soul Of Etta James	1982
28.	Chess Masters	4/1983	Chess
29.	Tough Lover	8/1983	Ace
30.	R&B Queen	2/1986	Crown
31.	Blues In The Night & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson	11/1986	Fantasy
32.	Her Greatest Sides Vol. 1	1987	Charly
33.	R&B Dynamite	6/1987	Ace
34.	Chicago Golden Years	10/1988	Vogue
35.	On Chess	10/1988	Vogue
36.	Seven Year Itch	3/1989	Epic
37.	The Second Time Around	1989
38.	The Sweetest Peaches Part 1 & 2	1989	2LP
39.	Stickin' To My Guns	4/1990	Epic
40.	Tell Mama Vol. 1	11/1990	Roots
41.	Back In The Blues	1992	Sound Soultion
42.	Something's Got A Hold On Me Vol. 2	5/1992	Roots
43.	The Right Time produced by: John Snyder	10/1992	Epic
44.	Legendary Hits	10/1992	Jazz Archives
45.	The Gospel Soul Of Etta James	9/1993	Disky
46.	Soulful Miss Peaches	2/1994	Charly
47.	Mystery Lady (Songs Of Billie Holiday) produced by: John Snyder	4/1994	Private Music
48.	The Late Show & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson (2LP)	4/1994	Ace
49.	Miss Peaches Sings The Soul	4/1994	That's Soul
50.	Live	8/1994	Tomato
51.	Time After Time produced by: John Snyder	1995
52.	Love Is The Rough Thing	1997	BMG
53.	Life, Love & The Blues	1998	BMG
54.	12 Songs Of Christmas produced by: John Snyder	1998
55.	Hickory Dickory Dock	21.04.1998	Ace
56.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	06.04.1999	MCA			32
57.	Heart Of A Woman produced by: John Snyder	29.06.1999	Private Music/BMG
58.	The Chess Box (3CD)	20.06.2000	MCA
59.	Matriarch Of The Blues	12.12.2000	Private Music/RCA
60.	Love Songs	23.01.2001	MCA
61.	Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions	24.04.2001	MCA
62.	Blue Gardenia produced by: John Snyder	21.08.2001	Private Music
63.	Etta James	18.12.2001	Platinum Disc
64.	Greatest Gospel Hits Volume 1 And 2	19.03.2002	Curb
65.	Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues & The Roots Band	07.05.2002	Private Music
66.	Blowin' in the Wind: The Gospel Soul of Etta James	29.10.2002	K-Tel
67.	Classic Masters	11.03.2003	Capitol
68.	Let's Roll	06.05.2003	Private Music			195
69.	Blues to the Bone	08.06.2004	RCA
70.	Rock Me Baby	22.06.2004	Liquid 8
71.	Gospel	26.04.2005	Direct Source
72.	Complete Modern and Kent Recordings	06.12.2005	Ace
73.	Definitive Collection	10.01.2006	Geffen
74.	Love Songs	10.01.2006	RCA
75.	All the Way	14.03.2006	RCA
76.	Best of Etta James	11.07.2006	Collectables
77.	Best of Etta James: Platinum Artist Series	30.01.2007	St. Clair
78.	Gold	30.01.2007	Hip-O
79.	18 Greatest	27.03.2007	Direct Source
80.	Jazz	05.06.2007	Verve Labels
81.	Forever Gold	19.06.2007	St. Clair
82.	Blues from the Big Apple	04.09.2007	Music Avenue
83.	R&B Soul & Gladys Knight And The Pips	25.09.2007	Direct Source
84.	Live in New York	22.01.2008
85.	Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 & Paul Desmond & Chuck Mangione & Bill Evans & Clark Terry	25.03.2008	Universal
86.	Best of Etta James: Green Series	29.04.2008	Universal
87.	Playlist Your Way	05.08.2008	Geffen
88.	From the Heart	13.01.2009	Sony Legacy
89.	Inspirational Collection	22.09.2009	Varese Fontana
90.	Etta James: Her Best	08.02.2010	Universal			59
91.	Essential Etta James	13.07.2010	Masterworks
92.	Icon	31.08.2010	Geffen			155
93.	Who's Blue: Rare Chess Recordings Of The 60s & 70s	02.03.2011	Kent Soul
94.	Tough Woman: Early Recordings 1955-1960	08.03.2011	Jasmine
95.	Heart & Soul: A Retrospective	18.10.2011	Hip-O Select
96.	Losers Weepers	03.11.2011	Kent Soul
97.	The Dreamer	08.11.2011	Verve Forecast
98.	Songbird, The Very Best Of Etta James	1/2012	Vista Music
99.	At Last - The Best	1/2012	Decca		22
100.	I Just Want to Make Love to You	13.03.2012	Snapper
101.	The Essential Recordings	22.05.2012	Primo
102.	Irrepressible Etta James	26.06.2012
103.	Enduring Soul	8/2012				54
104.	Live at Montreux 1978-1993	28.08.2012	Eagle Rock
105.	The Complete Blues, Rock N Soul Private Music Albums Collection	04.09.2012	Sony Legacy
106.	Etta James	27.11.2012	Pure Pleasure
107.	The Anthology	12.03.2013	Not Now Music
108.	S.O.U.L.	11.06.2013	BMG
109.	Good Rockin' Mama: Her 1950s Rock N Roll Dance Party	30.10.2013	Ace
110.	19 Greatest Hits: At Last	14.11.2013	Vinyl Passion
111.	Spoonful of Blues	06.05.2014	Blues Boulevard
112.	It Takes Love To Keep a Woman: The Allen Toussaint Sessions	05.08.2014	Fuel
113.	The Best Of Etta James: At Last! The Biggest Hits	22.08.2014	Not Now Music
114.	At Last!: Six Sides of Jump Blues, Deep Soul and Rockin' R'n'b Club Monsters	16.09.2014	Jazzman
115.	The Very Best	10.07.2015	Water Music
116.	At Last: The Collection	06.11.2015	Music Club Deluxe
117.	Tears of Joy: Modern & Kent Sides, 1955-1961	15.04.2016	Hoo Doo
118.	Something's Gotta Hold on Me: Complete 1960-1962	17.06.2016	Soul Jam
119.	Essential Original Albums	04.11.2016	Masters Of Music
120.	Soul Sisters & Aretha Franklin & Ruth Brown & Lavern Baker	11.11.2016	One Louder
121.	The Montreux Years	6/2021

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry) / Hold Me Squeeze Me	1/1955	Modern
2.	Hey Henry / Be Mine	4/1955	Modern
3.	Good Rockin' Daddy / Do Something Crazy (Crazy Feeling)	7/1955	Modern
4.	W-O-M-A-N / That's All	10/1955	Modern
5.	Number One (My One And Only) / I'm A Fool (How Big A Fool)	1/1956	Modern
6.	Shortin' Bread Rock / Tears Of Joy	4/1956	Modern
7.	Fools We Mortal Be / Tough Lover	7/1956	Modern
8.	Then I'll Care / Good Lookin'	10/1956	Modern
9.	Com What May / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon	4/1957	Modern
10.	Market Place / The Pick Up	5/1957	Modern
11.	Sunshine Of Love / Baby Baby Every Night	9/1957	Kent
12.	I Hope You're Satisfied / If It Ain't One Thing	2/1958	Kent
13.	Wallflower (Twist With Me Henry) / Hey Henry (Doin' Fine Henry)	6/1958	Kent
14.	How Big A Fool / Good Rockin' Daddy	10/1958	Kent
15.	Good Rockin' Daddy / Crazy Feeling	2/1959	Kent
16.	All I Could Do Was Cry / Girl Of My Dreams	4/1960	Argo		33
17.	All I Could Do Was Cry / Tough Mary (v GB)	6/1960	London
18.	My Dearest Darling / Tough Mary	9/1960	Argo		34
19.	If I Can't Have You / My Heart Cries & Harvey Fuqua	9/1960	Chess
20.	My Dearest Darling / Girl Of My Dreams (v GB)	11/1960	London
21.	Spoonful / It's A Crying Shame & Harvey Fuqua	12/1960	Chess
22.	At Last / I Just Want To Make Love To You	1/1961	Argo		47
23.	Trust In Me / Anything To Say You're Mine	3/1961	Argo		30
24.	Fool That I Am / Dream	5/1961	Argo		50
25.	Don't Cry, Baby / A Sunday Kind Of Love	7/1961	Argo		39
26.	It's Too Soon To Know / Seven Day Fool	10/1961	Argo		54
27.	Something's Got A Hold On Me / Waiting For Charlie To Come Home	2/1962	Argo		37
28.	Stop The Wedding / Street Of Tears	7/1962	Argo		34
29.	Fools Rush In / Next Door To The Blues	10/1962	Argo		71
30.	Would It Make Any Difference To You / How Do You Talk To An Angel	12/1962	Argo		64
31.	Pushover / I Can't Hold It Anymore	4/1963	Argo		25
32.	Pay Back / Be Honest With Me	7/1963	Argo		78
33.	Two Sides (To Every Story) / I Worry About You	9/1963	Argo		63
34.	Baby What You Want Me To Do / What I Say	1/1964	Argo		82
35.	Loving You More Every Day / Look Who's Blue	3/1964	Argo		65
36.	That Man Belongs Back Here With Me / Breaking Point	6/1964	Argo
37.	Mellow Fellow / Bobby Is His Name	1/1965	Argo
38.	Roll With Me Henry / Good Rockin' Daddy	2/1965	Sue
39.	Do I Make Myself Clear / Somewhere Down The Line & Sugar Pie DeSanto	12/1965	Cadet		96
40.	Only Time Will Tell / I'm Sorry For You	1/1966	Cadet
41.	In The Basement / In The Basement (part 2) & Sugar Pie DeSanto	7/1966	Cadet		97
42.	I Prefer You / I'm So Glad	1/1967	Cadet
43.	It Must Be Your Love / Don't Pick Me For Your Fool	4/1967	Cadet
44.	Security / I'm Gonna Take What He's Got	7/1967	Chess
45.	842-3089 (Call My Name) / Happiness	9/1967	Cadet
46.	Tell Mama / I'd Rather Go Blind & Sugar Pie Desanto	11/1967	Cadet		23
47.	Security / It Must Be Your Love	2/1968	Cadet		35
48.	I Got You Babe / I Worship The Ground You Walk On	5/1968	Cadet		69
49.	You Got It / Fire	9/1968	Cadet		113
50.	Almost Persuaded / Steal Away	12/1968	Cadet		79
51.	Miss Pitiful / Bobby Is His Name	8/1969	Cadet
52.	What Fools We Mortals Be / Tighten Up Your Own Thing	1/1970	Cadet
53.	Sound Of Love / When I Stop Dreaming	3/1970	Cadet
54.	Loosers Weepers - Part 1 / Weepers	10/1970	Cadet		94
55.	Love Of My Man / Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing	1971	Chess
56.	I Think It's You / Take Out Some Insurance	1971	Chess
57.	Tell Mama / I'd Rather Go Blind / I Found A Love	1972	Chess
58.	I Found A Love / Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing	1972	Chess
59.	Tell It Like It Is / W.O.M.A.N.	1972	Chess
60.	All The Way Down / Lay Back Daddy	9/1973	Chess
61.	Leave Your Hat On / Only A Fool	2/1974	Chess
62.	Out On The Street Again / Come A Little Closer	7/1974	Chess
63.	Lovin' Arms / Take Out Some Insurance	1976	Chess
64.	Jump Into Love / I've Been A Sick Fool	1976	Chess
65.	(Take Another Little) Piece Of My Heart / Lovesick Blues	28.07.1978	Warner Bros
66.	Take It To The Limit / Strange Man	15.09.1978	Warner Bros
67.	Sugar On The Floor / Lovesick Blues	1/1979	Warner Bros
68.	Mean Mother / It Takes Love To Keep A Woman	1980	T-Electric/MCA
69.	Tell Mama / Security	7/1985	Chess
70.	Just Ask Me / 99 Ways	3/1974	Santa Ponsa
71.	My Head Is A City & Dave Stewart	1988
72.	Avenue D & Dave Stewart	5/1989
73.	Baby What You Want Me To Do / Max's Theme (instrumental)	9/1989	Epic
74.	I Just Want To Make Love To You	05.02.1996	MCA	5
75.	You / Out On The Streets Again & Spanky	15.01.2001	Fab
76.	This Is Goodbye & Hollis P Monroe	08.03.2004	Etta James
77.	Wildflower / My Funny Valentine & Hank Crawford	12.11.2007	KW
78.	At Last	8/2010	MCA	39
79.	Nobody Loves You Like Me / Tough Lover (alternate take)	03.02.2011	Juke Box Jams
80.	Seven Day Fool / Just A Little Bit & Tiny Topsy	13.03.2012	Outta Sight
81.	Hawaiian Bop Edits EP (I Just Want To Make Love To / Too) & Larry Williams & Johnny Guitar Watson	12.09.2013	Hawaiian Bop
82.	At Last	11.09.2014	Jazzman
83.	Seven Day Fool / I Just Kept On Dancing & Doug Banks	07.10.2014	Chess
84.	Hawaiian Bop Edits 3 EP (Something's Got A Hold On Me (edit) / Talk About A Party (edit)) & Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew	11.12.2014	Hawaiian Bop

Awards:

1994 Grammy Awards - Best Jazz Vocal Performance ("Mystery Lady (Songs Of Billie Holiday)")
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "At Last", 1961)
2001 W.C. Handy Awards - Soul Female Artist Of The Year
2002 W.C. Handy Blues Awards - Soul blues female artist of the year
2003 Lifetime Achievement Award (Grammy)
2003 W.C. Handy Awards - Soul Female Artist Of The Year
2003 Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Blues Album ("Let's Roll")
2004 W.C. Handy Blues Awards

- Soul blues female artist of the year
- Soul blues album of the year ("Let's Roll")

2004 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Blues Album ("Blues To The Bone")
2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Conference - R&B Founders Award
2008 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "The Wallflower (aka Roll With Me Henry)", 1955)

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Jimmy Smith: Dot Com Blues (9.1.01, Blue Thumb)

Compilation Appearances:

"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" on Ella Fitzgerald tribute CD "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song" (5.6.07, Verve)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	9		86	Blues Bar	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	27.11.1971	10	Pop Albums	album review
1973	34	25.08.1973	22	Blues	profile
1978	30	29.07.1978	16	Singles - Soul	single review
1978	37	16.09.1978	15	Singles	single review
1978	38	26.09.1978	35		profile
1996	6	10.02.1996	34	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	18.08.1973	22	This Is America
1974	0	02.03.1974	50	Soul
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	5		62	Tajný svatý	profile
1999	11		112	Recenze - Jazz Café	album review
2003	8		40
2003	8		77	Recenze CD	album review