Legendary Songstress Etta James Dies at 72… (1938 – 2012)
Blues and R&B great Etta James passed away earlier today (on Friday Her two sons, Donto and Sametto James were by their mother’s side Friday morning when she passed away at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside. James, 73, had been seriously ill for the last year and died of complications from her long-battle with leukemia, according to her personal physician. “We find it a blessing that me and my brother were there to help here though this, to have a chance to tell her how we felt about her; to hold her and see her,” said her oldest son… >>
Read more Legendary Songstress Etta James Dies at 72… (1938 – 2012) at Straight from the A…
You Might Also Like...
Christina Aguilera was given the honor of singing at the legendary Etta James’ funeral and had an unfortunate accident onstage during her performance. Christina’s embarrassing “wardrobe” malfun ...
Sad news this morning. Don Cornelius, the man who is credited with creating “Soul Train,” was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home in the early morning hours of Wednesday (February 1, 2012). ...
Disco queen Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines) has passed away early this morning (May 17, 2012). She was 63 years old. According to her publicist, Brian Edwards, Summer died of cancer i ...
AP photo Dick Clark , the “world’s oldest teenager,” has died at 82 of a heart attack, TMZ reports . ABC News reported that Clark’s agent, Paul Shefrin confirmed the news this morning; Clark i ...
AP Mick Jagger and “The Help” director Tate Taylor will team up for a feature film about the life of James Brown , who died in Atlanta on Christmas Day 2006, Deadline reports . “It’s a great ho ...
Another one of our legendary television icons has passed away. Sherman Hemsley , the talented actor who once starred as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, has died at 74. The actor starred in ...
TMZ is reporting that disco queen Donna Summer has died. Summer performs in Norway in 2009. Photo credit: AP Photo/John McConnico The singer, 63, had been quietly battling cancer. She passed aw ...
Then there was one. ABC already knocked off “All My Children” last fall. Now it’s “One Life to Live’s” turn today at 2 p.m. to take its last breath. That leaves “General Hospital” as the remain ...
Doss in 2004. Photo: AJC archives Bill Doss, the frontman for Athens’ Olivia Tremor Control, has died. He was 43. The band announced his passing on its website , saying, “We are at a loss for w ...
Meet 34 year old Kasia Rivera. Rivera posed for the mugshot above after being busted performing comedic surgical procedures without the proper credentials. That means she (or “he” I really can’ ...