This video is what I call a two-fer. This past weekend two of my friends got married in a small ceremony in Baltimore after being together for six years. At the same time, it is reported that Etta James is currently in the final stages of her terminal lukemia and she could die any day now.
So as a dedication to Tim and Anita’s wedding and as a final tribute to Etta James, here is "At Last."
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January 21, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Etta James « Sagittarius Dolly
[...] Last month I posted a video of Etta James singing "At Last" as a tribute to both the recent wedding of two friends of mine and of the news I received that Etta James was near death. She finally died yesterday. I know many people will talk about her most well-known song, "At Last" but here’s another song by her that I have always personally preferred to "At Last." Here’s Etta James performing "Tell Mama" live in concert with The Roots Band at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1989. [...]