Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Legendary singer Etta James has died, according to CNN.com . The 73-year-old Los Angeles native was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 and had been deemed terminally ill in December. Born Jamesetta Hawkins, the blues and soul singer first saw success in the mid-1950s with her single "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)". Soon thereafter, she signed with Chess subsidiary label Argo and continued her rise to stardom with songs like "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Trust Me", and "At Last". James continued to produce critically acclaimed albums throughout the 1970s and also served as the opening act for The Rolling Stones' 1978 [...]