Pete S Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 hey pete your mother looks nice And she's turned into a black woman since I last saw her!
Rugby Soul Club Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 hey pete your mother looks nice Tis Etta James, do I get a prize.....
Guest Bogue Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Go on then, i'll be the ignorant b*****. Who is it Pete ? It says ET but if i remember correctly he had a different shaped head
Pete S Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 Tis Etta James, do I get a prize..... Yes you get a signed photo of Etta James, how do you want it made out to? Damn, hang on, my silver pens just run out....
Keithw Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 And she's turned into a black woman since I last saw her! shes a very pale black woman i knew who it was,just pulling your leg
Guest Bogue Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Tis Etta James, do I get a prize..... I wondered if it was her, but she's no longer with us is she ?
Guest Bogue Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) Apparently she is, thought i could remember her dying of a drug related problem in the 90's Has anyone tried or succeded in getting her over here for a performance recently ? Edited January 29, 2007 by Bogue
frankc Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 She looks so like Grace Slik from Jefferson Airplane it's scary........
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 shes a very pale black woman Etta's dad was white, so you're right on both counts!
Jimmy A Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) ETTA JAMES ...alive. born 1938..age69 Edited January 29, 2007 by JMYTG
Pete S Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 Basically Etta's 'official' portrait photographer saw a clip of her that I'd put on YouTube and apparently Etta didn't even know it existed (neither did anyone else by the looks of some of the comments) and she was so blown away by it that she asked if I would do her a dvd of it, so I did, forgot about it, then this signed photo arrived today. No sign of the $1000 I asked for Here's the clip, it's fantastic.
Rbman Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Etta's dad was white, so you're right on both counts! I didn't think she knew who her dad was...... was there talk of him being a pro baseball player.....
Cheapsiderecords Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Definately alive, saw her in Toronto last tear, well the ticket said it was her!?!
Guest Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 I didn't think she knew who her dad was...... was there talk of him being a pro baseball player..... No , EJ father was not a pro baseball player . It was alleged that her father was Rudolph " Minnesota Fats " Wanderone ; who at one time , was considered to be the greatest pool player in the United States . Etta - real name Jamesetta Hawkins - celebrated her 69th birthday on January 25th . Malc
Crumb Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Apparently she is, thought i could remember her dying of a drug related problem in the 90's Has anyone tried or succeded in getting her over here for a performance recently ? When a Jazz singer named Etta Jones died in 2001 it was mistakenly reported that Etta James had died, this might have been what you heard.
Guest Bogue Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 When a Jazz singer named Etta Jones died in 2001 it was mistakenly reported that Etta James had died, this might have been what you heard. Thanks for that Crumb, maybe that was it Pleasant surprise to know she's still with us anyway
Guest mel brat Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks for that Crumb, maybe that was it Pleasant surprise to know she's still with us anyway I'd heard that Merry Clayton had died many years ago, but have just been informed there's a recent interview with her in "In The Basement" mag! (Hope she's genuinely fine and well and they didn't get the interview through a "medium"!)
Guest niallcrowley Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Merry Clayton. Dead? You obviously never watched Cagney & Lacy 'cause she was in that for years, and had something to do with the recording of the Who's Tommy - still, no one could improve that could they? Actually the In The Basement interview with her is really interesting. Back to Etta James, I read through this thread the other day and thought it was a really lovely story and told a couple of friends. I was 'dragged' into a dress shop today and the owner was playing an Etta James compilation. It certainly cured the boredom of waiting for my friend to make up her mind what dress she wanted, and I started chatting to the owner, complimenting her on her taste in music. Turns out she's a big EJ fan (how often do you meet them in the outside world?) and she loved the story.
Guest mel brat Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Merry Clayton. Dead? You obviously never watched Cagney & Lacy 'cause she was in that for years, and had something to do with the recording of the Who's Tommy... Yes, I'm absolutely delighted she's still around! Her reading of "Emotion" (MCA, 1980) was an instant classic in my view, and one of the most exciting and soulful recordings of the era! However, both Cagney and Lacy and "Tommy" were events that pre-dated the reports of her supposed "demise"!
Guest Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 Yes, I'm absolutely delighted she's still around! Her reading of "Emotion" (MCA, 1980) was an instant classic in my view, and one of the most exciting and soulful recordings of the era! However, both Cagney and Lacy and "Tommy" were events that pre-dated the reports of her supposed "demise"! The last time MC recorded was in 1996 . Outstanding set of pipes on the lady ..... her vocals on The Rolling Stones track " Gimme Shelter " is first rate . Her parents called her Merry - this is not a joke - because of the time of year she was born ..... Malc Burton
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