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RIP Etta James

Here is a 1994 interview with fiesty Etta on NPR’s Fresh Air.  Ends with her timeless “At Last.” still stunning 50 years later. 

holysoul:

Here’s the audio from a 2008 rebroadcast of Terry’s conversation with Etta James. This will be updated next week for the on-air obituary but I thought it was worth sharing now, too. (It sounds dated at first because it ran in conjunction with a movie release.)

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    Etta James. an interview that give you perspective
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    Audio from a 2008 rebroadcast of Terry’s conversation with Etta James.
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    So sad about Etta’s passing. I remember being...kid and seeing an album
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