Etta James

Etta James is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1989–1989. The artist is connected with Electric Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Electric Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Baby, What You Want Me to Do?”, “Sweet Little Angel”, “The Blues Don't Care”, “Walkaway”. Then move to “Jump the Blues Away” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.