Etta James

Okay yall, it's Friday and I am still very much under the weather. So bear with me, I am posting slower than I normally would. But anyway, here's your usual morning gossip fix. Singer Whitney Houston is really getting serious about making her comeback to the music scene. Last night, she had a rehearsal for music mogul Clive Davis' grammy party, and he seems to really believe Whitney will have a few hits on her hands. Whitney Houston has been in the studio like crazy these days, and she just wrapped up a single that was produced by R. Kelly . Whitney's new single ... Read Full Story

At the end of Cadillac Records , Willie Dixon comments that every form of Rock and Roll owes something to Chess Records. This isn't boasting. There's no way, short of saying that Chuck Berry fathered each of the Beatles, to overestimate the label's importance. The Cliff Notes version is that along with Gospel (Soul) and country music, Chess' blues and early Rock & Roll is one of the three pillars of modern popular music. It's influence is most noticeable in what's now called "Classic Rock." People sometimes discuss Chess' influence without appreciating the music itself. Well, it's great. It's because I'm a devotee of ... Read Full Story

Etta James is trying to laugh off her comments about not standing Beyonce and saying she wanted to give her a butt whipping for performing her song "At Last" at the Presidential Inauguration. Is anyone buying that Etta James didn't say what she truly felt about the Queen Bee? Listen to the TMZ audio if you missed it. UPDATED VIDEO ADDED. Etta James insists her recent comments about "whipping Beyonce's ass" were just a joke. The legendary soul star was addressing an audience while on stage in Seattle last week when she threatened to "ass whip" the Crazy in Love songstress after the singer ... Read Full Story

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      I'm gonna whup Beyoncé's ass Etta James is pissed off at Beyonce for performing her signature song — " At Last " — as the first dance for Barack and Michelle Obama at an inaugural ball. Beyoncé for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance, which took place at the ball on 20 January . In this Nov. 24, 2008, file photo, Etta James arrives at the premiere of "Cadillac Records" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file) (Matt Sayles - AP) '   Photo Source: The Insider.com AAPP: Candidly I understand why she would be just a tad bit upset. The  ... Read Full Story