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Jamesetta (Hawkins) James ( - )

Jamesetta(Etta)James formerly Hawkins

Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Daughter of [father unknown] and Dorothy (Leatherwood) Hawkins

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died at age 73in Riverside, California, United States

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Etta (Hawkins) James is Notable.

Jamesetta Hawkins, best known as Etta James was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel.

Etta was born on January 25, , in Los Angeles, California, to a year-old mother, Dorothy Hawkins, who encouraged her daughter's singing career.

James would later say, "My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that." James never knew her father.

From the age of five, she became a musical prodigy singing gospel in the local church and later acknowledged the influence of the choirmaster, Professor James Earl Hines.

Jamesetta hawkins biography of abraham lincoln Jamesetta Hawkins was born in Los Angeles, California, to an unmarried 14 year old African-American mother, Dorothy Hawkins. She received her first professional vocal training at the age of five, from James Earle Hines, a choir director at St. Paul Baptist Church in Los Angeles.

James won six Grammy awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Etta was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in , prior to her signing a new recording contract with Private Records.

James had two sons from different fathers. She was married to Art Mills from until her death from leukemia in

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Biography of abraham lincoln books Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, – January 20, ), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in , James frequently performed in Nashville's famed R&B clubs, collectively known as the Chitlin' Circuit, in the s, s, and s. [1].

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