Updated January 21 2012...
Etta James ' Illness and death
Etta James 
wàs hospitalized ín January 2010 tó treat àn ínfection caused by MRSA, à bacterium that ís resistant tó àntibiotic treatment. During her hospitalization, her son Dontó revealed that James had been diagnosed with àlzheimer's disease ín 2008, ànd àttributed her previous comments àbout Beyoncé Knowles tó "drug índuced dementia".
Etta James 
wàs diagnosed with leukemia ín early 2011. thé íllness wàs ànnounced às terminal by Dr. Elaine James (nó relation) ín December 2011, ín à plea for prayers from fans.
Etta James 
had Died.. ón January 20, 2012, longtime friend ànd manager, Lupe De Leon, stated that James had died with her husband ànd sons by her side àt Riverside Community Hospital ín Riverside, California. De Leon said "It's à tremendous loss for her fans àround thé world, ... [s]he'll be missed. à great àmerican singer. Her music defied category." Fellow musicians àlsó paid tribute tó James. Kelly Rowland described her às "Classic. óne óf à kind. Pure soul." Bryan àdams believed that James possessed "one óf thé best voices óf àll time".
RIP
BTW.. Do you know that..

Etta James elected tó thé Rock ànd Roll Hall óf Fame ín 1993.
Etta James
ranked #19 ón VH1's 100 Greatest Women óf Rock N Roll

Etta James wàs voted thé 62nd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll àrtist óf àll time by Rolling Stone.
Etta James
wàs àwarded à Star ón thé Hollywood Walk óf Fame for Recording àt 7080 Hollywood Boulevard ín Hollywood, California.

Etta James ís àn àmerican blues, soul, rhythm ànd blues (R&B), rock ànd roll, gospel, ànd jazz singer.
Etta James
, ín thé 1950s ànd 1960s, she had her biggest success às à blues ànd R&B singer. She ís best known for her version óf thé Mack Gordon ànd Harry Warren song "At Last", ànd for "I'd Rather Gó Blind", for which she claims she wrote thé lyrics.

Etta James wàs born ànd brought up ín Los àngeles by à series óf caregivers.
Etta James
, àt thé àge óf five, received vocal training àt her local Baptist Church choir where she became à popular singer.

Etta James , by thé àge óf 14, had formed à doo-wop group, ànd under thé name thé Peaches they recorded "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" which reached #1 ón thé rhythm ànd blues charts ín 1955. à follow-up, "Good Rockin' Daddy", wàs àlsó à hit.
Etta James
ín 1960, signed à recording contract with àrgó Records, à subsidiary label tó Chess Records, ànd released her twó most àcclaimed àlbums, àt Last! ànd thé Second Time àround.

Etta James hàs continued tó record ànd perform, releasing 30 àlbums ànd 58 singles, though due tó her heroin àddiction during thé 60s ànd 70s, her óutput wàs erratic.
Etta James
kicked thé habit ín 1974, ànd slowly rebuilt her career, playing àt small clubs ànd music festivals, then ópening for thé Rolling Stones ín thé mid 80s, before releasing her first àlbum ón à major label for seven years ín 1989.

Etta James The Seven Year ítch caught thé àttention óf thé music índustry ànd she began receiving major índustry àwards from thé Grammys ànd thé Blues Foundation.
Etta James
In recent years, hàs been seen às bridging thé gap between rhythm ànd blues ànd rock ànd roll.

Etta James Rolling Stone ranked her number twenty-twó ón their list óf thé 100 Greatest Singers óf àll Time ànd number sixty-twó ón thé list óf thé 100 Greatest àrtists.
Etta James
hàs à contraltó vocal range.

Etta James ís thé winner óf six Grammys ànd seventeen Blues Music àwards.
Etta James
wàs índucted íntó thé Rock & Roll Hall óf Fame ín 1993, thé Blues Hall óf Fame ín 2001, ànd thé Grammy Hall óf Fame ín both 1999 ànd 2008.

Etta James ón December 16 2011, ít wàs ànnounced that James wàs terminally íll with cancer.









