remembering Etta James

[pokerfan]

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/20/123125338/remembering-etta-james-stunning-singer

[pokerfan]

1. kick and adding the npr audio

About 5 minutes: http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2012/01/20120120_atc_18.mp3

[Tikki]

2. Amazing Lady, amazing voice...

rip darling....




The Tikkis

[pokerfan]

3. I'd Rather Go Blind

[Flaxbee]

4. She had an incredible voice. I loved her 1997 album Love's Been Rough on Me; here's "The Rock"

When you wake up in the morning and you wonder
Why no one's beside you where I usually lay
And you think you hear the sound of a distant thunder
It's just your old rock rolling away

I was your rock standing strong for you
There was nothing I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been dragging around
Yes I'm your rock but i'm rolling away

I'm rolling away on a downhill grade
But I'm coming to rest side a mountain of love some day
Cause I finally understand if you're resting on shifting sands
Even a rock goes rolling away

And I was your rock standing strong for you
There was nothing I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
oh Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been dragging around
Yes i'm your rock and I'm rolling away
oh Yes I'm your rock but I'm rolling away

[DeSwiss]

5. K&R n/t

[AtomicKitten]

6. "At Last" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written IMO.

Etta's version is hands down the best and most recognized version. She will live forever in that song.

Here's Beonce's cover for the newly inaugurated President and First Lady:

[Gabi Hayes]

7. ever heard this? never knew phoebe snow could hit it so hard:

[AtomicKitten]

9. Very nice.

Thanks for posting this.

[pokerfan]

8. another tribute

Gwen Thompkins, Weekend Edition:

http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2012/01/20120121_wesat_20.mp3