Singer Etta James is regarded as having bridged the gap between R&B and rock and roll music. She was known by her fans as “Miss Peaches' and 'The Matriarch of R&B.' Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to 14-year-old Dorothy Hawkins. It was speculated her father was pool player Rudolf […]
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