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Etta James artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
January 27, 2012 Fresh Air remembers the singer with excerpts from a 1994 interview about her lengthy career.
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January 20, 2012 The Matriarch of the Blues had grit in her voice that could melt like sugar or rub salt in a wound.
January 21, 2012 A string of stunning '60s singles cemented James as one of the great female vocalists of all time.
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