Worst, because a dream was ending, one I never thought would. James had been taking hard drugs since 1961 and was becoming increasingly unreliable. Before the premiere, Beyonc said James was happy with her rendition. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. ), a tin man, a knight chess piece, a ghost, gold sparkles, a picture of Hilary Swank with "bff" on it, and a chess board all appear in the first package, Starts the second package explaining that people are often surprised to learn that she's shy, because she's not like that on stage, She's shown flipping through a dating app. ", Second performance: Sang "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. Appreciate your comment. Hope is known for her creativity, sense of humor and quirky perfectionism. What's your favorite place you've ever traveled to? She's spanned musical genres. He's shown blowing a whistle and lifting dog bone weights, "Growing up there wasn't really a playbook for my game, so I had to make my own", Says he saved up his money when he was 12 to buy his own gear, "I always wanted to play in the big leagues, but then I met one of the biggest players in the game, and the rest is history", Edvard Munch's painting The Scream, a grey cat, tons of dog bone-shaped weights, a trophy for Top Dog, boxing gloves, two giant stability balls (one red, one yellow), and a frisbee all appear in the first package, First performance: Sang "Beautiful" by Snoop Dogg feat. As for At Last while it may be Ettas trademark tune, the track was first performed by Glenn Miller and his orchestra in 1941 and later by Nat King Cole in 1957. Her income came from live performance and it hardly mattered that she was being cheated as her money went on drugs. "I like to read, ride motorcycles, and hike," she explains. So in conclusion, when I think of an artist whos invested 58 years in writing and singing songs that come from the real chapters of her life, it seems only fitting that she have the honor of a real depiction. In the movie, "Cadillac Records," the character based on Etta's life was portrayed by Beyonce Knowles. Copyright 2023 by NBC Universal, Inc. All Rights Reserved. It had a theme that was replayed in numerous James' records her boyfriend with another woman. In 1969, she tried methadone but was soon back with heroin. I think that's the only time she's ever been impressed with anything I've ever done in my career", There's nothing more romantic than a song in Spanish he says, but his Spanish is "terrible", Nevertheless, he wants to dedicate his song to his wife, A calendar with Nov. 30 (a Saturday) circled on it, pictures of the aforementioned celebrities, crazed fans with neon beachwear, and a plastic water bottle all appear in the third package, First performance: Sang "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison. If Etta James's life had not been weighed down with personal problems, mostly bad management, ghastly lovers, obesity, incarceration and heroin addiction, she would have been acclaimed as a remarkable female soul singer alongside Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Tina Turner. She left her job because she had no choice and had no place to live, Her car was stolen, too, but the few people who did listen to her music loved it, "I wanted to fight for the light more than I wanted to focus on my bad circumstances", Says she still has the letter and she hopes her grandma would be proud, "Sometimes, the single greatest act of defiance is shining your light no matter what the world tells you", A sign that says 'Home is Where the Queen of Heart is,' ruby red slippers, a jewel suitcase, a pink toy car, a letter addressed to 'grandma,' and a rainbow all appear in the sixth package, First performance: Sang "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. "I have this Forrest Gump-ian way of touching something and it becomes a hit!" Between this internal tug of war and growing up in a business that didn't cater much to a growing teenager, Etta's life journey was surrounded by upheaval and survival. That's probably what went into it." While Etta wondered much about the true identity of her father, most of her issues of rejection and insecurity stemmed from her mother, Dorothy, a single teenage mother who traveled in and out of Ettas life like a bad storm. In 1959, James recorded "If It Ain't One Thing" with Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows as Betty and Dupree. In another instance, Cadillac insinuates Ettas drug abuse stemming from her father issues. in 1976. We both got double trouble," she explains. Pharrell Williams. i think it this ion know buuuttt if you get a wrong answer i am sorry. Throughout her later years, James released a succession of albums including Life, Love And Blues (1998), Matriarch Of The Blues (2000) and a tribute to Billie Holiday, Mystery Lady (2007). Contribute "Asking rapid fire questions," he says. "I got you a shirt, Nick. Etta James was known for her spectacular voice that had the power to move one to tears, and despite her brilliant career, her latter years were marred with legal battles between her husband and sons. DMCA, General Contact I gotta win this thing! ", "I grew up in a small, small town that was surrounded by cows. Lulu Rogers died in 1950 and James moved to San Francisco with Dorothy. During her gig last week, the 70-year-old savaged Beyonc's performance. Skunk's Locker Clue: The locker has a projector, various boas, and pom-poms in it, and there are signs for a French final and squad tryouts. "Nicole, I think you could say that we have a love connection," she says. Can you guess the celebrity behind the mask? Hers would be a challenging role for an experienced actress, in my opinion. Only decades later did it become Etta James's calling-card and perhaps her best-known tune. Etta James only received $10,000 in 14 years from Chess as the record company kept its artists happy with Cadillacs, hence the film, Cadillac Records (2008), in which she was portrayed by Beyonc Knowles. As a young girl, James' raw and husky voice earned her the nickname "Baby Etta." But that's not all they . She was an actress and composer, known for Sgt. However, James Rogers had an argument with the pastor and they moved to another church. The MCUs tiniest heroes are kicking off its biggest phase yet, setting up the next several years of storytelling. In 1968 James was produced by Paul Simon and they wrote some songs together, but the sessions have never been released. Fifth performance: Sang "Rain on Me" by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Bling Shot Clue: "Ring." Her fans know how good she is but the general public in the UK only know her for her Top 10 single, the gritty and sensuous "I Just Want To Make Love To You", recorded in 1960 but a hit through a TV ad in 1996. All rights reserved. It's, Someone she loves got some bad news about their health. "Heck yeah," the split says. Beyonce recently portrayed the older singer in the film Cadillac Records, where she performed At Last, among other songs and the two had the chance to meet at the films LA premiere, where Beyonce sang her predecessors praises. The soul legend has ripped into Beyonc, threatening to "whup [the singer's] ass" for her inauguration ball rendition of At Last. At Peek at Early Life Etta James, like so many artists, changed her name at some point in her life. "Lake," the split replies. James cut the track during her 1967 sessions at Rick Hall's FAME Studios that yielded the great 'Tell Mama' LP. The life of Ms. Etta James is as fascinating as her voice, complicated as her vocal interpretations and raw as her passion. Time Travel Clue: A ripped up suit jacket circa 1975. She sang background vocals on Jesse Belvin's doowop classic, "Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" (1956). "I might just be a newborn in a diaper, but I'm larger than life", Baby appears to have some sort of British accent, but he could be throwing us off, "I was part of a baby Rat Pack, and we were famous for throwing punches, getting my hands dirty in the action", Says he's had blockbuster hits, an award-winning album, and radio play, He says he replaced Arnold Schwarzenegger in a film, Now, he's here to make the whole world "a giant playpen", New York's Grand Central Station, a giant pacifier, a muscle car, a movie theater marquee that says "Blockbuster Hit 2, starring Baby" on it, an album called "Rattle and Roll" by Baby, a Metropolitan Police badge with the number 54672, the White House, a helicopter, and an explosion appear in the first package, "I love a good house party, and the best house party I've ever been on was a trip," he says to start the second package, Says he got to bring his whole family along on the trip, which was a "house party on eight wheels", He got a picture of his kids taking sink baths, Says he doesn't want to sing a song "just sittin' there" but wants to do one that gets people moving like that party bus, A baby book with a tooth on it, a loofah and bath cap, and pictures of a baby, a raspberry, and a car traveling a desert road all appear in the second package, First performance: Sang "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White. Etta James tried backtracking on her criticisms of Beyonce and President Obama late Thursday. About Us In 1966, James recorded a disco favourite, "In The Basement", with her former schoolfriend, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and moving to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, she recorded for the producer Rick Hall. Between this internal tug of war and growing up in a business that didnt cater much to a growing teenager, Ettas life journey was surrounded by upheaval and survival. When Beyonc played the role of Etta James for last year's Cadillac Records film, she performed At Last for the soundtrack. Now for a woman to confess her trials of domestic abuse, her mindset of being an addict and other uncensored tidbits, having an affair with the boss would have easily been a drop in the bucket unless it never happened. Sixth performance (with Nicole Scherzinger): "Dream On" by Aerosmith, Seventh performance: Sang "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, Eighth performance: "Firework" by Katy Perry, "I may be living the high life bestselling book, platinum album but that was not always the case", Says he was always hustling when he was young, as he's shown selling worms, "Then I found the human jukebox on a school bus", "Now here's the way the human jukebox works: You gotta put a quarter in my armpit and then I can sing", Says that girls really liked his "entertainer on the bus" act, A stagecoach, an old-timey boot, a teacup, a stag figurine, a sign that says "The Magnificent Mallard," a blimp, a spotlight, a saxophone, a picture of Chris Pratt with "bff" on it, and a quarter all appear in the first package, To start the second package, he says he does believe in love at first sight because he met his wife in fourth grade, She had curly hair and he thought she looked like a "big ole glass of iced tea", Says he asked her "on a moonlight hike" to be his girlfriend, and he says she gave him a kiss on the cheek but she doesn't remember it, They're shown walking away holding hands as he does a fist pump in the air, Says his wife is so supportive, she's even here with him tonight, which is making him more nervous, Iced tea, an eaten apple, cattails, and a rusty bench all appear in the second package, To start the third package, he says he rose to fame as part of a pretty famous family, Says that families have their challenges: "I've had scrutiny over stuff my family members said", "Always remember that there's probably more things about each other that are alike than are different", Tonight he's singing a song by someone he basically considers family, Luke Bryan, who once pulled him up on stage to sing this song with him but he didn't know the words, A picture of Abraham Lincoln, white bread, an orca in a soup bowl, and a plate of cheese and fruit all appear in the third package, "I'm 100 percent the underduck," he says to start the fourth package, But, he says you never know because "Mallard loves eating Banana Splits" and Caterpillars make "great bait for fishing", Says he's the ultimate heartbreaker, just ask his wife (then he apologizes for the "dad joke"), First performance: Sang "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich. may be a great author. With Fuqua, Etta went on to sing songs like I Just Want to Make Love to You, If I Cant Have You and later became the duo Betty & Dupree on Kent Records while also recording on Chess due to the lack of money they were paid on Chess. "Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude. Sixth performance: Sang "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" by Aretha Franklin, Tongue Clue: Jill Scott. It ain't me," the Banana says. In 1964, her manager, John Lewis, was sent to prison for pushing drugs and James was jailed twice for passing bad cheques. Maybe in the James family, "a little down" is code for "blood-boilingly enraged". In a world filled with smoke and mirrors, it always inspires me to see and experience artists who exude a powerful sense of truth. "Sometimes when I go get a nap, I get the need to feed," he says. Sixth performance (with Robin Thicke): "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder, "I'm excited to come into the competition as a Wildcard, especially as the Pepper. Their truth is not built with the intent of gimmick-like controversy but a need to be true to themselves no matter the cost. But, best because there I was on the other side of it, stronger than I ever imagined I could be", Says she thinks what's kept her here is trusting herself and her heart, "My entire life I wanted to have a sense of community, and I found it in some really unusual and unexpected places," she says to start the fifth package, Says there was a time in her life when she was living "like an animal", She says she's experienced life as someone who was poor and really wealthy, and it's "the poorest people who are the most generous", A theater, a raccoon, a deer, a stoplight, a sign with a red devil on it, a rainbow, a life raft, and a tea set all appear in the fifth package, To start the sixth package, she says in her teens she wrote a letter to her grandma telling her she quit her job and moved out to pursue her music career, The truth? Fifth performance: Sang "Bird Set Free" by Sia. It is simply my hope to witness someone who will have the guts to really tell that story in the spirit Etta gave and deserves..the truth! "Nick, this award was a crowning achievement in my life, but nothing comes close to when I received that VMA Award," he says. She recorded an answer version to Muddy Waters' "I'm A Man", "W-O-M-A-N"; she sang gospel with Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Strange Things Happening"; and recorded the playful, "The Pick-up", which features a saucy conversation with Harold Battiste's tenor sax. Second performance: Sang "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Soggy Bottom Boys. You know the one with the big ears?" Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 1938; her mother was just 14 years old at the time, and she never knew her father, though she would later say she had reason to believe he was the well-known pool hustler Minnesota Fats. Thank you so much for your comment! "All you have to do is plug it in and let's get the party started," she says. "Sometimes," she says. In fact, that's why I'm here to show the world I'm a lovable, sensitive, multi-faceted clown who just wants to make you laugh", A jack-in-the-box, a fun house with lots of stairs, a red circle with a white balloon in it, chickens laying eggs (is he the rooster in the hen house? In 1973, James was arrested for passing bad cheques and entered hospital for rehabilitation. The Soviets executed him on May 17, 1963. Well get ready for the wildest Wildcard yet," he says to start the first package, using a possibly fake accent, Says he's been called an "icon" and "you could say I've changed the course of history", "I've even been voted one of the most influential people of all time", He says he's been called a scoundrel, offended heads of state, and been banned from venues, "In reality, I'm not a bad guy. While Mills was inside, James took up with a ex-junkie turned therapist, Sam Dennis, and their son, Sametto, was born in 1976. Bull's Party Favor Clue: A package with red Christmas tree wrapping paper and a red bow with jingle bells on it. Although Otis took most of her earnings, $14,000 from writing royalties for "Dance With Me Henry" was held in trust until she was 21. Etta James, the legendary soul singer to be portrayed by Beyonce in the upcoming film "Cadillac Records," recently spoke about how pleased she is with the casting choice." It's a privilege and an honor to have somebody like that girl. During Ettas early days at Chess, she was very open in having a relationship with Harvey Fuqua, member of the Moonglows and later played a pivotal role in the formation of Motown Records. The discography for the American singer Etta James consists of 29 studio albums, 3 live albums, and 12 compilations. Her 1967 single "Tell Mama", was a superb performance of a Clarence Carter song on which she sounds like a female Otis Redding, but the B-side, was her poignant blues ballad "I'd Rather Go Blind", written with a prisoner she had met, Ellington Jordan. Although cured of her addiction, she put on weight, reaching as much as 24 stone. Submit Music Her rise to fame was. Meet the Team The best known version comes from Rod Stewart on his 1972 album Never A Dull Moment. What's your favorite physical attribute about yourself? "I just feel like the world's just so noisy, so I am here to be a big 'ole blaring, blasting, megaphone of heart," she says. James's many singles for Modern demonstrate her versatility and used top New Orleans musicians including Allen Toussaint. 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