Sold Date: June 18, 2022
Start Date: June 11, 2022
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 Offered here is a fabulous original 1968 copy of Blues and R & B Legend Ms. Etta James's "Tell Mama" album - Cadet Records LPS 802.
An important Blues and R & b classic in as-found condition from the collection of a noted New Orleans music writer and collector with wear at extremities and split in sleeve but covers are bright and vibrant. No idea about record itself.
Should look truly sensational framed in your office, pub or home!
"Etta James was a gospel prodigy. In 1954, she moved to Los Angeles to record "The Wallflower." Her career had begun to soar by 1960, due in no small part to songs like "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "At Last." Despite her continued drug problems, she earned a Grammy Award nomination for her 1973 eponymous album. In 2006, she released the album All the Way. James died in Riverside, California, on January 20, 2012, and continues to be is considered one of the most dynamic singers in music history.

After signing with Chicago's Chess Records in 1960, James' career began to soar. Chart-toppers included duets with then-boyfriend Harvey Fuqua, the heart-breaking ballad "All I Could Do Was Cry," "At Last" and "Trust in Me." But James' talents weren't reserved for powerful ballads. She knew how to rock a house, and did so with such gospel-charged tunes as "Something's Got a Hold On Me" in 1962, "In The Basement" in 1966 and "I'd Rather Go Blind" in 1968.

James continued to work with Chess throughout the 1960s and early '70s. Sadly, heroin addiction affected both her personal and professional life, but despite her continued drug problems she persisted in making new albums. In 1967, James recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band in the Fame studios, and the collaboration resulted in the triumphant Tell Mama album.

James' work gained positive attention from critics as well as fans, and her 1973 album Etta James earned a Grammy nomination, in part for its creative combination of rock and funk sounds. After completing her contract with Chess in 1977, James signed on with Warner Brothers Records. A renewed public profile followed her appearance at the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Subsequent albums, including Deep In The Night and Seven Year Itch, received high critical acclaim.

James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, prior to her signing a new recording contract with Private Records."