That song was the first in a remarkable — and then-unheard-of — string of No. 1 and top 10 hits throughout the ‘50s, ...

ETTA (9A: "Tell Mama" singer James) "Tell Mama" is the title song from ETTA James' seventh studio album, released in 1968. The song was one of the biggest hits of ETTA James' career, but in her ...

Artis Mills, Etta James, granddaughter Karissa James, grandson Daviano James, and daughter-in-law Christy James. Photo: Lee Celano (modified by author) Source: UGC. He was married to Etta James. Born ...

Jazz musician Etta James's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, ... Argo, Chess, Warner Brothers, Fantasy, Island, Private Music, and RCA Records labels, the compilation covers ...

Cohen and Pruter tell different tales about how Collier got from Benson’s talent show to her Chess Records deal. Cohen says Benson rewarded her with a gig opening for B.B. King and Etta James ...

For Etta James, it was a case of not telling Mama, for a change. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocal powerhouse -- whose signature song is the reassuring blues number "Tell Mama" ...

Powerful blues belter who recorded many enduring hits, including "At Last," "Tell Mama," and "I'd Rather Go Blind." What will you be doing this weekend around the Jersey Shore? Color & Light ...

Etta James events, ... Leonard Chess, one of the founders of Chess Records, helped James along the way. ... "Tell Mama", and it became a top ten hit on the R&B charts.

Etta James’s personal problems have been well documented over the years, leading to the belief that some of her live and recorded output was patchy, the quality of her performance dependent on her ...

And it was Chess who dispatched the singer to Muscle Shoals, Ala., in 1967, where she cut the churning, brass-driven soul rocker “Tell Mama” (a song, she confesses, that she’s never really ...

March’s ‘Album of the Month Club’ on Sunday March 28th features Etta James’ Tell Mama.A masterpiece in every sense, Tell Mama sees Etta James singing with a depth of emotion that brings every single ...