Etta James 1995 Interview

[@lizthequeen1709]

I love Etta I have listened to her since I war 15 and now I am 75 and still love and listen to her today.

[@mishmash6570]

I’m 16 and I love her very much. Oh to be a teenager in the 50s listening to Etta singing some soul on the radio

[@texasgirl73goodjob46]

@@mishmash6570 ETTA JAMES❤️❤️❤️

[@hahehahe4215]

You are a queen

[@popcorn3149]

Wow

[@popcorn3149]

@@mishmash6570 Yep, now young folks are listening to that ugly and unappealing rap trash! 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@MirasolAguila]

Omg! Even when she talks her voice sounds like music.🎶 The legendary Etta James.💗

[@CharlieMengass]

Shiit, I'll mold my woman to Etta James

[@Javonte-i4q]

Etta was my great great aunt and I never got to meet her but I wish I did. She had such an amazing voice

[@sarahs5340]

The thing I love about vocalists is that they are generous. They sing for all of us, it’s a gift to all of us. 💙

[@christinamitchell6796]

I liked the way you put that, a vocalist being generous because they share there gift continuously. When I think of it in this way it's a wakeup call to me. We all have gifts we are supposed to share.

[@trishstclair5538]

Beautiful woman, and her voice when she speaks is gorgeous. What a shame they cut her off.

[@kandikane923]

i agree, that was foul they should have let ms etta finish her story, she was an icon, legendary and i wanted to hear the rest. that really sucked!😠

[@taumaserumule1073]

Man that was messed up...

[@tryingtobarefruitinoldage9878]

Think it's called buy her book 😉👍

[@gabrieleschulze7627]

Yeah that is more than wheered how they cut her off in the middle of her sensitive story.

[@lorraineball1490]

You sound stupid she had cancer that's why she had to shave her hair off what that got to do with anything, she still was a beautiful woman and had a amazing voice😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏SIP

[@muriel969]

Real stars never die and will return to 💖💖✨ sparkle even brighter god bless to one real god given telented beautiful lady miss etta james rip 🌼🌹🌼🌹💐

[@makedalittles1792]

I miss Etta James she the most gangstest women out of all the men

[@abdulmuhammad8900]

TRUE DAT

[@jeanniesgems7662]

Yeah, she said in an interview that she was like a punk rocker with attitude. 😁

[@dandaniel28]

Str8 facts! 👌

[@robertafierro5592]

True ARTIST!

[@SupaBlessedAries]

NOBODY voice could or has touched her voice ❤💐💐💐

[@oflode2992]

We need more Etta James interviews

[@tabitha1821]

Her voice is so deep and smooth

[@AmySmith-tz7cg]

Outstanding interview.

[@b4boomersblockboy722]

Her style of singing was Old School Rhythm & Blues with a touch of jazz .Great , Just Great she was !

[@LadyALCO]

If only they had KZbin back then so she could tell her story! Im mad she had to cut her off. Etta's vibe is on a whole different level. I really enjoy her spirit and voice.❤️

[@timwalters8951]

She led a very trying and difficult life but she endured. She’s to be admired for her music and ability to overcome some of life’s greatest challenges!!

[@ronikatjones]

Insensitive ass hell, cut off her emotions like that. Etta should’ve cussed her ass out. The history importance in that moment. Robbed Etta & the fans, evil bitch.

[@SDSFG45]

there will never be another like Etta James...she was definitely a one-off, in the best possible way. And her approach to singing, was to just give herself to the song. There were no runs or note-wiggling, with her. She was more of a surgical interpreter of song...which is to say, "less was more' with her. She knew when the lyric needed her to belt..she knew when the lyric needed her to lay back on a note. And she knew when an upbeat tune, needed her kind of energy. She was a singer's singer...and a total pro.

[@juanitamitchell3090]

Rip Queen and you were so down to earth......

[@louismedina8136]

Ain't nobody bettah than Miss Etta. A true musical genius and icon. She set the standard for all who followed her. A musical legend 1 we will never see the likes again.

[@tymesho]

I love you, Miss Etta.

[@hartzaire]

That biography is a fabulous read it's a amazing book a must read

[@tanishasinclair3064]

Facts!

[@nancyconca9892]

Etta James was one of my favorite singers ❤️❤️❤️ That voice and her style were legendary - she is an icon and there will never be another singer with a voice to compare to hers, beautiful and with such deep emotion 🌈🎶🙏😍💚🍀

[@suejuede525]

Billie Holiday was so beautiful RIP Lady Day.

[@masvideos4887]

Sue Juede 💯🌹

[@sharonsimmons7824]

Love etta James beautiful strong woman thanks for gift music. Much love always.

[@dandaniel28]

Etta was damn beautiful man!!!! ❤️💙 Rest easy Queen

[@melissarosales3292]

Love Etta James voice, vibe and beautiful soul

[@nancyherbert6518]

I WISHED ETTA COULD HAVE TALKED LONGER!!

[@christinalopez6564]

Billie Holiday was giving her for warning I think that was wonderful I think Etta James has terrific and as all things with black artist, there accolades as well as Awards always come late that needs to be changed big time. Thanks for posting this interview

[@meredithdanenberg3723]

She was a cutie and a great soulful singer.

[@C-Rex1]

Her speaking voice was just as mesmerising as her singing voice. Deep and rich.

[@xmen4ever8290]

First, I love Etta James so much! She has such an incredible voice and such incredible music. Second, she reminds me so much of my aunt! Third, I was shocked to see a young Matt Lauer at the end of the video!

[@kandikane923]

Seeing Matt Lauer at end of this video with hair was most shocking to me as well😲😂

[@stylecollective-qt9um]

This is shortly after I saw Etta in concert for the first time. I remember when she closed her show with "Sugar on The Floor"-.it was was one of the most poignant, heartbreaking pieces I've ever seen in a live performance in my life. It still ranks as one of my most favorite concert experiences of all time.

[@aavantibeauty]

Real knows real and she was REAL!

[@elainemarks167]

I have just come across this interview with Ms James. What a lady!!!! Here in the UK, BBC 4 is showing footage of the Montreux jazz festival and her first appearance in 1975. Her sublime version of Somethin's gotta hold on me plus her tremendous backing musicians is a testimony to all this incredibly modest lady would go on to achieve.. .. The Sublime Ms Etta James.

[@masvideos4887]

Wow!... words of wisdom from Billie Holiday! 🙏🏽

[@stevecook8941]

Fabulous singer.she went through so many changes in appearance and wigs but that voice never faltered.

[@samanthanope3296]

Oooo the tea in this. I love older tea 😂 imma buy her book too

[@betsykemper1332]

He visto and a big

[@mthrfinis4194]

Etta James: Xcellent blues singer❗Th top tier of musical & vocal xcellence is so overloaded wth black folks--tha r th top tier❗❗

[@richardwalterbee]

I caught her several times mid 80s at the HOLLYWOOD VINE STREET jazz joint, a small supper club. It was Etta, her large voice, her piano and an audience. Nothing else added. WOW ! (I was scouting acts for my 1988 TV pilot "ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE" )

[@tracyblanco4636]

Did she ever play at The Baked Potato by chance

[@richardwalterbee]

@@tracyblanco4636 I DOUBT very much that Etta played at the Baked Potato. However, not sure. C20-20rwbeeINK

[@psywizard880]

I love Etta! A beautiful soul and a beautiful voice! 🌹

[@76Robertson]

This is a great interview!!!!! I really enjoy it!!!

[@aprilwest9852]

Etta's father is from Illinois , A small mining town where I live. Minnesota Farts was his name. The best pool player in the world. He had my boyfriend stand on milk crates as a small child so he could reach the pool tables , he taught my boyfriend to shoot pull as good as he did. When my boyfriend took me out to the bars he would make thousand dollar bets on the pool tables and win every time. People would gather round the pool table and watch him run the table. I was only 17 at the time with a fake I.D. my boy friend was 21. Those was the good old days of my youth. All those pool games was here in local bars in southern Illinois. We never knew Etta James was Minnesota Fats child cause he never mentioned her . FATS played pool all over the world. But his home was here with us coal mineing people. TYPO ERROR....meant to spell FATS not farts , also POOL not pull.

[@colloquially4423]

April West apparently she’s never even met him, what a pity..

[@shable1436]

Thats a wild story, and they have a resemblance when older

[@BriguysMedia]

@@colloquially4423 Yes - she did meet him once - it's in her book.

[@tamzo1064]

Wow, that's such a neat story, though it did make me laugh when i read Minnesota farts :-)

[@kymfjohnson1]

@@tamzo1064 🤣🤣😂

[@lalagonegaga]

I am unable to deal with her speaking voice. 😍

[@sarahs5340]

I know! Very soothing!

[@crystalsherman8896]

What an amazing woman and talent. R.I.P.

[@masvideos4887]

Awwwe , she mentioned Billie Holiday! 💖🥰

[@itsnice420]

Love her singing and speaking voice ❤️

[@tacomamist]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER

[@kymlawrence6701]

I have the book! Good book by the way. RIP Etta J. My mother was Etta's fan. Heard a lot of her recordings then I became Etta's fan. In my opinion Etta was known to sing rocking blues. A Grammy for being a Jazz Singer! I don't know about that! Etta didn't scatt she sang R&B and recorded some standards and did a great job. When it comes to a real jazz singer. Sarah, Betty, Carmen are the real jazz singers.

[@BriguysMedia]

+Kym Lawrence Etta won her Grammy for her tribute to Billie Holiday CD. It was a jazz album.

[@phyllismauro8481]

Etta was so beautiful and had some great vocals.RIP

[@Magnus1718]

I absolutely love this lady.

[@murph3001]

She remains one of great vocalists

[@joycechaney7994]

Love you beautiful lady because you are real love love your soul the way you sing be you that's what life is all about

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude. Ps My grandmother use to party with Etta in SF.

[@jocelynzofia]

Etta ♡

[@Joan1able]

Great Voice with Humility about her

[@darrenduncan1674]

To me Etta was the greatest. Even over her idol Billie Holiday who was from my hometown. Nobody touched Etta's greatness, no one.

[@delishme2]

Nina is right up there too.

[@angieanderson7792]

I love Etta James she is my favourite 💖

[@joebarriga-9945]

llve the lady,her singing, her devotion to her artistic endeavor. very talented. soulful,straight from the shoulder. i hear that her father was minnesotta fats//??????????????

[@CharlieMengass]

Damn!

[@vanshayrapetyan1752]

Merry Christmas !Sweetchs !

[@texasgirl73goodjob46]

I LOVE NATURAL HAIR

[@tammyedwards4635]

Etta James was the GOAT!

[@theresawebb1968]

Eta james was a real artist like no other she didn't blook like anyone.

[@BoringWalks]

I didn’t know she met Holiday before she passed away! Damn.

[@PsychFront]

When everyone had hair!

[@kandikane923]

yep, real hair😁

[@dfnkjaws]

Their natural hair! No wigs!

[@fashionqueen7323]

@@dfnkjaws some of them wore wigs

[@itsnice420]

@@dfnkjaws nah they wore wigs. Y’all always saying that lmfao.

[@ksailor71]

I am buying that book now in 2022.

[@nancyedpinoza7164]

Oh mg cuanto me duele de que no pueda ver esta entrevista traducida al Español

[@dynamict4722]

This woman is amazing she had Beyoncé play her.

[@yotony0]

1986 album "Blues in the Night Volume One: The Early Show" with Eddie Vinson, and from that time on I was a total convert, 37 years ago. For me she was the greatest ever....above even Billie, Aretha, Ella, Dusty et al.

[@robertafierro5592]

She was REAL!!

[@deeliciousgrapes]

Minnesota Fatts is her dad???? Wow

[@shable1436]

Yes its wild, if you seen him when old man, and her as older they looked the same eyes, mouth, and nose

[@aaroncohoon5603]

Yup although he couldn’t confirm nor deny due to memory he claimed once when him and lady Etta meet and discussed such

[@dtijerina65]

... 🎵😍🇲🇽

[@jeanniesgems7662]

Looking at pictures of him when he was young Etta totally has his features so I believe it!

[@CRYDERSB]

Love her!

[@quasimodo6491]

i love etta! shame they didnt let her finish her story

[@MrILES-gu3xb]

Go buy the damn book if you wanna find out 😂

[@curtishatwatson579]

I was kinda scared of Etta James but now I I’m trying to face my fears and get to learn about her

[@jkyle3001]

Wow i thought i was the only one

[@itsnice420]

What scared you about her?

[@curtishatwatson579]

@@itsnice420 a lot of things like her white pictures

[@kisha4040]

@@curtishatwatson579 Yeah Etta was batshit. 😭

[@curtishatwatson579]

@@itsnice420 her white portraits

[@vanshayrapetyan1752]

A Wonder A Wonders Womens this is....wild !

[@lillianmcgrew217]

❤❤

[@marshacreary2442]

wow

[@TY00000]

I can’t get over how beautiful she was. That’s Fats twin. Glad she got to meet her father.

[@naminatasylla9101]

I love to mush her 😍😍

[@andystewts]

Love the dinamyc Queen 👑👑👑 of soul

[@prometheous318]

Man, I wanted to hear the story of how she and Minnesota fats came to be or may be not? Gosh!

[@BriguysMedia]

It's in her book.

[@jazzmanchgo]

Fats used to cruise Central Avenue and hang with the folks when he was in town. Etta's mother Dorothy was a good-timing woman who dealt with a lot of men in those days -- no snark intended, that's just the truth, and Etta would have been the first to confirm it -- and Etta said Fats was one of the men she'd been with.

[@RaisingHellAgain]

Just bought this book from ebay hope it's a good one

[@itsnoahonfire]

It was an amazing read. I got mine from Ebay about a year ago. I also wanted to hear the end of the story even though it is in the book it was nice hearing her tell it.

[@RaisingHellAgain]

Noah Williams yes it was a good book only took me 3 days to read it

[@kandikane923]

i’m going to try get book on Amazon, she is legendary and can only imagine she really has a great story to tell.

[@amygill5554]

Etta James the original bad bitch❤️

[@delishme2]

Ironically Billy warned her about the drugs, but she still went there anyway. Etta had such a hard life, she didnt know how to make good choices or love herself. I hope she got there im the end.

[@theresawebb1968]

I thought etta james was southern hut she wasnt but she was very smart bu hearing from others.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

Sim Suemons, be a fine, fine sistuh ! Mmm mmm mmm !

[@vinobjhouchians1708]

This is being cool live would be no cool jazz productions I love Etta James my parents used to listen to the James I still listen to Etta James I love Billy Holiday it goes on and on I'm a jazz musician myself I play guitar jazz guitar there's was a lot of women great singers Natalie Cole the wonderful beautiful Chaka Khan I haven't had the chance to hug Anita Baker one time at a show at the Paramount in Oakland that was a wonderful experience so you're at vino cool live jazz productions

[@jenniferjeantackett6498]

I'm so sorry that Stapleton stole your song , but most people in the world are easy to fool hahaha really funny

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Kathleen Turner and Etta's voice are so alike

[@jeanniesgems7662]

Yes! I love those sultry husky voices.

[@billysavage496]

1:44

[@favourfavor3500]

Sweet tooth Etta

[@greglewis9904]

Janis got close to Etta but couldn't touch her.

[@murph3001]

What does Janis have to do with anything in this context

[@Ret_Lineman]

Her father was the late great Minnesota Fats Rudolph Wanderone Jr