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Etta James- I’d Rather Go Blind

Some of Etta’s most devoted fans may rather go blind than acknowledge a musical community devoid of one its most prolific voices. Miss James has left us with a remarkable opus and, in a sense, through her own legendary vocals has helped to cultivate the notion of the “classic” in the soul/blues/gospel/R&B genre. Her immense influence can be accredited in part to her talent for conveying emotion in a song regardless of the lyrics, proven through this stunning track. She so strikingly manages to depict heartbreak tonally. Perhaps her personal struggles even add texture to her work.

Thanks to Etta’s music life is like a song.