Etta James Dies at 73

Singing legend Etta James has died at the age of 73.

While she is best known for her R&B classics, “Dance with me Henry” and “At Last,” James received her early musical training from gospel singer and choir director J. Earle Hines and her participation, as a young girl, in the famed Echoes of Eden choir of the St. Paul Baptist Church of Los Angeles.

I had the privilege of interviewing “Miss Peaches” for my Gospel Memories radio show years ago.  We talked about her transition from gospel to R&B.  Gospel Memories will rerun that interview next week (January 28).

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My sympathies to James’s family, friends and countless fans.