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Etta James Terminally Ill
Dec 20^th, 2011 at 3:55pm

Good thoughts for Etta......At Last is one of my top 5 songs of all time...brilliant.....

Grammy-winning blues and soul singer Etta James, most famous for her signature song "At Last," is terminally ill, her doctor and manager said in comments published Friday.

Experts declared two weeks ago that the leukemia from which the 73-year-old was suffering was inoperable, Dr Elaine James told The Press-Enterprise newspaper, which covers where the singer lives in Riverside, California.

"I am southern and Christian and would just ask for the prayers of her fans and friends," said the physician, no relation to the singer. "They know shes been sick, but not how sick," she added.

James was hospitalized in early 2010 for dementia and leukemia, and went in again for similar problems in May 2011, said the paper, which reported there has been a family legal dispute over her assets and payment of her care.

Her longtime manager, Lupe De Leon, told the Entertainment Weekly news website EW.com: "Etta has a terminal illness. She's in the final stages of leukemia. She has also been diagnosed with dementia and Hepatitis C.

"She's in a home right now and mostly sleeps. She is under the care of a live-in doctor from Riverside Community Hospital and two others who have placed her on oxygen.

"Her husband is with her 24 hours a day, and her sons visit regularly. We're all very sad. We're just waiting."

James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, has won four Grammys and seventeen Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2003.

She is also known for her soulful rendition of such songs as "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "All I Could Do Was Cry."

"At Last" was sung by R&B diva Beyonce when she serenaded Barack and Michelle Obama for their first dance on inauguration night in January 2009, after his election as president.

Written in 1941 by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, "At Last" first became a hit for Glenn Miller and his orchestra and was covered by Nat King Cole before being adopted by James in 1960.

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Voodoo Chile in Wonderland Unholy Trinity Admin Offline The Stones are back you bastards!!!! Posts: 17,957 Wonderland Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #1 - Dec 20^th, 2011 at 4:08pm Thanks for the info, regardless of the content. Etta is by far in the top ten singers always wish the best for her recovery is hard but sometimes a good end it's better that a long agony
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StPeteStone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 828 Madeira Beach, Florida Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #2 - Dec 20^th, 2011 at 4:40pm Etta is my all time favorite. Sad news! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8pcNIGjJX0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzibSiJv8hc
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #3 - Dec 20^th, 2011 at 9:55pm I heard this news over the weekend, and it broke my heart as well. I keep thinking I'll be reading about her passing any day now.... She's left her mark on the music world, that's for sure....
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Child of the Moon Rocks Off Regular Offline Plug in, flush out, and fire the fuckin' feed... Posts: 254 In the timbers of Fennario Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #4 - Dec 20^th, 2011 at 11:46pm This makes me really sad.
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steel driving hammer Ex Member	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #5 - Dec 21^st, 2011 at 7:26am
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riffkeither Rocks Off Regular Offline Gimme Some Neck !! Posts: 682 France Marseille Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #6 - Dec 21^st, 2011 at 9:56am So sad I love this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqCrGnNXDI
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #7 - Dec 21^st, 2011 at 10:45am I really hope she recovers, what a voice! she's one of the greatest female blues singers.
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Re: Etta James Terminally Ill
Reply #8 - Dec 26^th, 2011 at 9:33am

"At Last" was sung by R&B diva Beyonce when she serenaded Barack and Michelle Obama for their first dance on inauguration night in January 2009, after his election as president.

And Etta was mad about that because she thought she should of been asked to sing this to the President instead of Beyonce! I can see her point!

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Steel Wheels Rocks Off Regular Offline Much love and support to my dear friend Mary! Posts: 2,686 2,000 Light Years From Home Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #9 - Dec 26^th, 2011 at 10:09am Etta released a statement recently that it was her meds that made her upset over the Beyonce performance.
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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #10 - Dec 26^th, 2011 at 10:22am Steel Wheels wrote on Dec 26^th, 2011 at 10:09am: Etta released a statement recently that it was her meds that made her upset over the Beyonce performance. That's just PR, she meant it!
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Etta James condition better, taken off respirator.
Reply #11 - Jan 2^nd, 2012 at 8:55am

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Etta James' manager says the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator.
Lupe De Leon says Friday that the change in her condition is great news and that the singer's blood pressure is normal.
De Leon says James was put on a respirator when she was hospitalized in Southern California on Dec. 21 because she was having trouble breathing.
James has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia and is suffering from dementia. She has been receiving mostly at-home care.
Earlier this month, a judge set aside $350,000 for her medical care.

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,759 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #12 - Jan 6^th, 2012 at 1:41pm good news..Etta left the hospital today.......
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steel driving hammer Ex Member	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #13 - Jan 7^th, 2012 at 9:38am Is Keith going to pay her medical bills?
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,231 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #14 - Jan 7^th, 2012 at 1:20pm steel driving hammer wrote on Jan 7^th, 2012 at 9:38am: Is Keith going to pay her medical bills? Daft statement. Maybe, just maybe she's adequately medically covered? I seem to remember her paying a nice tribute to the Stones for looking out for her a few years ago when she was having a lot of problems.
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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,759 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Etta James Terminally Ill Reply #15 - Jan 13^th, 2012 at 9:59pm steel driving hammer wrote on Jan 7^th, 2012 at 9:38am: Is Keith going to pay her medical bills? sometimes we just need to take good news as it is....
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