Tell Mama

The Tedeschi Trucks Band and Sharon Jones covering the Etta James hit "Tell Mama".

Something's Got A Hold On Me

Etta James performing "Something's Got A Hold On Me" with Allen Toussaint.

You Can Leave Your Hat On

From the 1991 Newport Jazz Festival, Etta James getting down to Randy Newman's "You Can Leave Your Hat On ".

Somethings Got A Hold On Me

An early performance of "Somethings Got A Hold On Me" by Etta James.

Ain't Nobody's Business

From 25 years ago, Etta James, Chaka Kahn and Gladys Knight perform "Ain't Nobody's Business" with B.B. King.

Etta James

I found a couple more clips of Etta James performances. The video on these is not all that great, but the audio is pretty good, and that's what counts.

A cover of the Eagles' "Take It To The Limit"



"Tell Mama"



"Damn Your Eyes"

Etta James/Amazing Grace

The late, great Etta James performing "Amazing Grace" accompanied by Dr. John and Allen Toussaint on piano. The video and audio are a bit out of synch, but the sound quality is good.

Etta James

I had a ticket to an Etta James concert a couple years ago, but the concert was canceled, so I have never had a chance to see here live. I think her health is pretty bad now, and I don't think she is performing anymore. So these videos are the closest thing to seeing her live.

A video from the year I was born, "Something's Got A Hold On Me"



Probably her most enduring hit, "At Last". This is the song that sparked the spat when Beyonce sang this for the Obama's first dance at the inauguration. James thought she should have been asked to sing it.



This is one of my all time favorite concert videos, Etta James and Dr. John performing "I'd Rather Go Blind".

Rock & Roll

Since we started the week of with the beginning of Rock & Roll, I have decided to post a couple songs about Rock & Roll to end the week.

First, Tina Turner & Mick Jagger singing "It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)"



Another great duet, Etta James & Chuck Berry performing "Rock & Roll Music".



I wanted to include a video of Bob Seger doing "Give Me That Old Time Rock & Roll". The only video of that I can find with decent audio, includes Tom Cruise in his underwear, so I have decided to skip that. Instead here is the audio of Jerry Lee Lewis & Jimmy Page doing the Led Zepplin song "Rock & Roll". This is from an album of duets that Jerry Lee Lewis recorded a couple years ago.