Whoa - thanks marv2 for telling us about this!
Etta will always been in my Top 5 female artists. Not only can she rock your soul but she's one of the best vocal stylists when it comes to singing a ballad. Her work with Harvey Fuqua is legendary. She was another female who was influenced by Jimmy Scott, she recorded many of the songs he recorded too.
Etta & Jimmy ~
S.S.
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really cool, thanks for posting...LOVE Etta James!I kinda remember that TV "special" or it was a special Where The Action Is type thing with Mark Lindsey & Paul Revere hosting.
cant watch it in the U.K.
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!! Thank you, Marv2. Etta is one of my top 3 female vocalists. Great clip. I've never seen it before.
~~Mary~~
Gotta love this recording but I found out today that it was written and originally recorded by Clarence Carter as "Tell Daddy." Etta used the identical arrangement and made it a hit.
Here's a link to the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmcZNSxiAo
great find marv
The things that woman could do with her voice! Thanks for posting that live clip, Phil. Dang, I
need to see more like that...She actually sings with more fire than the backing band can match and this without the back up chorus of the original recording. Oh it must be love indeed...
You're welcome Splanky ! You can see that song -and plenty of them - on the 6 DVD's box-set made by Bear Family about the great southern show The !!!! Beat : http://www.offbeat.com/2005/12/01/va...y-records-dvd/
The backing band is lead by Clarence Gatemouth Brown and most of the performances are live. Here are the details on DVD # 1 : http://www.bear-family.com/en/dvd-vi...1-5-dvd-0.html
Thanks Marv & Phil. In mho, she should have been dubbed the Queen of Soul. [[Ducking for cover.)
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