Etta James was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 1938.
Etta James was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 1938.
Gospel prodigy and musical icon Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkis on Jan, 25, 1938, in Los Angeles. Her mother was only 14 years old. Despite her own youth and inexperience, she gave her daughter some sage advice: "Even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of our own to it."
By the time she was five, James was singing on the radio. At 12, she formed her own band and at 16, moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to record her first record and changed her name to Etta James. In 1995, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Gospel prodigy and musical icon Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkis on Jan, 25, 1938, in Los Angeles. Her mother was only 14 years old. Despite her own youth and inexperience, she gave her daughter some sage advice: "Even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of our own to it."
By the time she was five, James was singing on the radio. At 12, she formed her own band and at 16, moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to record her first record and changed her name to Etta James. In 1995, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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