Blues and R&B singer ETTA JAMES. She was a teenager when she was discovered by bandleader/talent scout Johnny Otis, who helped her record her first single, "Dance with Me Henry." Her career took off in the sixties, until she battled a drug addiction at the end of that decade. Although JAMES mostly sang R&B, she has just released "Mystery Lady," (Private Music) on which she covers songs by her favorite jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
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