Did ya'll here about Etta? NOT Etta James!
 

I can't believe Etta James died! I heard it yesterday in the car and I was so sad!

I knew she was sick but I guess when you grow up listening to some one you think that they are eternal.

:(

Ooops

I meant "hear".

Rushing...

Etta Jones was the jazz singer who died earlier this week. One of her signature songs is "Don't Go to Strangers." She often recorded with Houston Person, a tenor saxophonist. In fact, some people believed Person was Ms. Jones' husband, which is inaccurate.

The jazzhead in me is coming out.

;)

Most famous for..
 

Ms. Etta James is most famous for the song, "At Last".

Link to Info?
 

I've been searching for info on her death and I have not come up with anything. Did anyone find info on the web, and if so, what is the link?

AP obit
 

Soror, here's an obit from the Associated Press.
If you want more, I can post more or send me a private message:

Associated Press, October 18, 2001

NEW YORK -- Etta Jones, the prolific jazz vocalist whose soulful,
blues-influenced recordings over more than a half century won her
acclaim and two Grammy nominations, died Tuesday of complications
from a bout with cancer. She was 72.

Jones' style was described as a cross between Billie Holiday, her
idol, and Dinah Washington. She died the same day her last
recording, "Etta Jones Sings Lady Day," hit music stores.

Born in Aiken, S.C., Jones was a teen-ager when she was discovered
while competing in a contest at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Jones collaborated with such greats as Oliver Nelson, Earl "Fatha"
Hines, Kenny Burrell and Cedar Walton, both in concert and on
recordings. She recorded prolifically for RCA, Prestige, Muse and
more recently Highnote Records.

Jones earned a gold record for her 1960 recording "Don't Go to
Strangers," and received a Grammy nomination in 1981 for "Save Your
Love For Me." She got a second Grammy nomination in 1999 for a
collection of songs: "My Buddy -- Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy
Johnson."

Jones was the recipient of many awards, including the prestigious
Eubie Blake Jazz Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
International Women in Jazz Foundation.

Re: Most famous for..
 

I just love that song. Especially the car commercial one with the song in it. I never thought she got her just due.

thanks
 

Thanks for the information.... BTW, "At Last" will be my wedding song.

Etta Jones, not Etta James
 

Everyones, everyones (think: Steve Harvey, Kings of Comedy),

It is the jazz standard vocalist, Etta Jones who passed away on this Tuesday in her home at 72. Etta James is 63 years old and is not dead. Just wanted to make that note of correction.