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I'm super sad about this!!!  Fabulous singer, Etta James passed away at the age of 73.  She battled with leukemia for a very long time.

She was best known for her 1961 hit "At Last".   She was also a four-time Grammy winner and a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Go girl!!)

Etta battled drug addiction for several decades before finally getting clean in the late 1980s.   A few years back, she dropped 235 pounds through gastric bypass surgery.

Beyonce played Etta in the 2008 movie "Cadillac Records".  And she said, "Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time.  I am so fortunate to have met such a queen.  Her musical contributions will last a lifetime."

Aretha Franklin said,  "Etta James was one of the great soul singers of our generation.  An American original!  I loved 'Pushover', 'At Last' and almost any and everything she recorded.  When Etta SUNG, you heard it!"