Etta James

 Artist:  Etta James

Birth Name:  Jamesetta Hawkins

Born:  January 25, 1938.  Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:  January 20, 2012 (Aged 73).  Riverside, California, USA

Genre:  Blues, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues

Occupation:  Singer

Instruments:  Vocals

Etta James was an American Singer from Los Angeles, California, who performed in various Genres, including Blues, R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Jazz, and Gospel.  She started her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama" "Something's Got A Hold On Me",  and "I'd Rather Go Blind".  She won six Grammy Awards, and 17 Blues Music Awards.  She was induced into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked her No. 22 of its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and also ranked No. 62 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Title:  Tell Mama (Chess Acoustic Sounds Series) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues

Label:  Chess/Cadet Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Tell Mama (2:20)

 2.  I'd Rather Go Blind (2:33)

 3.  Watch Dog (2:06)

 4.  The Love Of My Man (2:37)

 5.  I'm Gonna Take What He's Got (2:32)

 6.  The Same Rope (2:39)

Side 2:

 1.  Security (2:44)

 2.  Steal Away (2:19)

 3.  My Mother In-Law (2:20)

 4.  Don't Lose Your Good Thing (2:26)

 5.  It Hurts Me So Much (2:34)

 6.  Just A Little Bit (2:11)

Personnel:

Etta James:  Lead Vocals

Gene "Bowlegs" Miller:  Trumpet

James Mitchell:  Tenor Saxophone

Aaron Varnell:  Tenor Saxophone

Floyd Newman:  Baritone Saxophone

George Davis:  Keyboards

Spooner Oldham:  Keyboards

Carl Banks:  Organ

Barry Beckett:  Organ

Marvell Thomas:  Piano

Jimmy Ray Johnson:  Guitar

Albert S. Lowe Jr.:  Guitar

David Hood:  Bass

Roger Hawkins:  Drums

Charles Chalmers:  Background Vocals

Tell Mama is the seventh studio album by Etta James, originally released on February 1968 by Cadet Records, remastered and reissued on April 17, 2026 by Chess Records.  75th Anniversary Series 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.