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In many ways
Etta James
resembled a female
Ray Charles
in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that was all her own, and she did this throughout a five-decade career that is impressive for its consistency. This 25-track set (mostly drawn from her time with
Chess Records
) is hardly definitive (it doesn't have classic
James
' tracks like "Anything to Say You're Mine," "Don't Cry Baby," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," or the girl group pop of "Two Sides (To Every Story)," for instance, or any of her late-career blues tracks), but it does do a good job of spotlighting
' range and versatility by collecting sides like her signature "At Last," the soul-pop masterpieces "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind," and saucy versions of
Willie Dixon
's "Spoonful" and
Randy Newman
's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," all of which offer ample proof that
was one of the best singers of her generation -- in any style. ~ Steve Leggett
Etta James
resembled a female
Ray Charles
in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that was all her own, and she did this throughout a five-decade career that is impressive for its consistency. This 25-track set (mostly drawn from her time with
Chess Records
) is hardly definitive (it doesn't have classic
James
' tracks like "Anything to Say You're Mine," "Don't Cry Baby," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," or the girl group pop of "Two Sides (To Every Story)," for instance, or any of her late-career blues tracks), but it does do a good job of spotlighting
' range and versatility by collecting sides like her signature "At Last," the soul-pop masterpieces "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind," and saucy versions of
Willie Dixon
's "Spoonful" and
Randy Newman
's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," all of which offer ample proof that
was one of the best singers of her generation -- in any style. ~ Steve Leggett
In many ways
Etta James
resembled a female
Ray Charles
in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that was all her own, and she did this throughout a five-decade career that is impressive for its consistency. This 25-track set (mostly drawn from her time with
Chess Records
) is hardly definitive (it doesn't have classic
James
' tracks like "Anything to Say You're Mine," "Don't Cry Baby," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," or the girl group pop of "Two Sides (To Every Story)," for instance, or any of her late-career blues tracks), but it does do a good job of spotlighting
' range and versatility by collecting sides like her signature "At Last," the soul-pop masterpieces "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind," and saucy versions of
Willie Dixon
's "Spoonful" and
Randy Newman
's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," all of which offer ample proof that
was one of the best singers of her generation -- in any style. ~ Steve Leggett
Etta James
resembled a female
Ray Charles
in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that was all her own, and she did this throughout a five-decade career that is impressive for its consistency. This 25-track set (mostly drawn from her time with
Chess Records
) is hardly definitive (it doesn't have classic
James
' tracks like "Anything to Say You're Mine," "Don't Cry Baby," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," or the girl group pop of "Two Sides (To Every Story)," for instance, or any of her late-career blues tracks), but it does do a good job of spotlighting
' range and versatility by collecting sides like her signature "At Last," the soul-pop masterpieces "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind," and saucy versions of
Willie Dixon
's "Spoonful" and
Randy Newman
's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," all of which offer ample proof that
was one of the best singers of her generation -- in any style. ~ Steve Leggett
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