Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. She became a pioneer R&B singer and was nicknamed "Miss Peaches". Her first hit song was the #1 R&B record, The Wallflower, in 1954. Despite frequent bouts with heroin addiction, she was finally cured in the late 1970s. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Awards in 2003.Between 1960 and 1970 she appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a total of 28 times. This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Etta James with two of her great R&B ballads: At Last and Trust In Me.
Come to the Voice Your Choice page to cast your vote for your preferred song. We'll play the winner in Hour 3 of next week's show.
