There might not be a whole lot to go on after that, but it’s almost a spot-on match for this song. It’s amazing how so many people think that a lot of the songs they hear in the current era are without some sort of basis in the older days, but if you’ve ever listened to Flo Rida then you recall where you’ve heard the opening to this song. The kind of back story she has isn’t exactly the kind that’s known to foster those that are given a fair shake in life. The fact that she made it work for her and got discovered eventually is something to be inspired by but also something to think of as a lucky break since without music there’s a good idea that Etta might not have had much else in her life.
You can’t deny that Etta had an awesome voice, but to think that it was pushed out of her by being thumped on the chest as a child is kind of disheartening since it’s a rather cruel and unusual way to get a kid to really belt out the tunes that an instructor demands. This was proved in Etta’s case since in order to deal with what her life had become she turned at times in the wrong direction, but more often than not it would seem that this was what she knew to do. But the effects of being so horrible to a child can be long-lasting and have several adverse effects as they grow older. The stories you hear about musicians and other celebrities being abused when they’re young or when they get older are horrible, but back in Etta’s day it would seem that no one was there to look out for her since her mother was out constantly and those watching over her seemed more inclined to turn a blind eye. There are a lot of songs from her legendary career, but below are some of the best. Eventually she would be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and then leukemia, which eventually took her in the end. But too many issues from the past that were compounded by those that came during her rise to fame did enough to really do a number on Etta in her aging years. During her singing days she was magic, and had a voice that many people would have done anything to possess.
Later on in life however she also suffered from a serious heroin addiction that made matters even worse. Without going into the sordid details she did develop a strong and very forceful singing voice that eventually became her one ticket to fame.
Etta James didn’t exactly have a good upbringing since she was abused for much of her young life and developed a kind of stage fright that made it hard to sing on demand.
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