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Etta James is touring this spring, bringing her legendary soul to fans across the country in support of her latest album, "All the Way" and the recent induction of her debut single, "The Wallflower" into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
James was born in Los Angeles and began honing her vocal talent at the tender age of five. Her family moved to San Francisco and she formed a Doo-wop singing group with two other girls, and eventually they recorded the song "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry!)" and the group was named The Peaches.
The trio found success with Johnny Otis, and toured with Little Richard. "The Wallflower" was a massive success in 1995. The group broke up, but James continued her rise to fame. The single "Good Rockin Daddy" was successful. James really found success with "At Last," which was a massive success and is still known as one of the most romantic songs of all time.
James found continued success through the 70s, including "Pushover," "Stop the Wedding," "Fool That I Am," "Dont Cry Baby," "Tell Momma" and "Security." She has also found massive critical success - she racked up four Grammy Awards (two of which were from blues albums in 2003 and 2004), two songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
In recent years, James released a number of successful traditional blues albums. Since 1997, the icon released 14 albums and all but two of them made it to the top of the U.S. Blues Album Chart - of the past five releases, three of them hit No.1.
James has found continued success over a diverse career, and while shes pushing 70 years of age, she is still a dynamic performer.
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