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Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right pl

Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, Oh, baby, if theres a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool. – Etta James

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Johnny Guitar… just one of my favorite singers of all time. I met him when we were both on the road with Johnny Otis in the 50s when I was a teenager. We traveled the country in a car together.I would hear him sing every night. – Etta James

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You cant fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, thats got nothing to do with it. Its how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them. – Etta James

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