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etta james news - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-01-2011
NME News
Etta James diagnosed with leukaemia and dementia*
Etta James is undergoing treatment for leukaemia and has been diagnosed with dementia.
The 72 year-old singer, best known for her 1961 hit 'At Last', has not perfomed live for over five years.
Details of James's conditions were revealed after her husband Artis Mills asked a California court to allow him to take control of more than $1 million (£630,000) of her money, reports the Associated Press.
In Mills' submission to the court, he has indicated that James can no longer sign her own name and needs help eating, dressing and with ablutions. His request will be heard in court today (January 14).
James has won four Grammy awards and 17 Blues Music awards in her career of over 40 years.
i guess it puts new meaning to "i'd rather go blind"
etta james news - Tiggi - 14-01-2011
That's very sad. After the recent spate of musical deaths, I've been thinking that stories like this are likely to become more commonplace as Rock, in particular, enters its' seventh decade...
etta james news - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-01-2011
Tiggi Wrote:That's very sad. After the recent spate of musical deaths, I've been thinking that stories like this are likely to become more commonplace as Rock, in particular, enters its' seventh decade...
ive saw my ex-father-in-law die of dementia,and man, its the worst way to go-believe me!
etta james news - Thraak - 16-01-2011
Extremely sad to hear. Etta James was and is a legend.
etta james news - CRAZY-HORSE - 16-01-2011
Mr.Soul Wrote:Extremely sad to hear. Etta James was and is a legend.
i may never have listened to Etta's music had it not been for Paul Weller's cover of 'id rather go blind', his cover versions actually opened my music senses up to other peoples music sooner that than i would have,if at all....and for that i love The Man,man!
etta james news - littlewing - 04-02-2011
This is real sad news. I literally was just listening to "Tell Mama" in the car. She could just belt it out like no other blues/jazz singer I've ever heard.