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Etta James' long search for stardom

John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 10 August 1978

IT IS A cruel irony that had she not been a junkie for thirteen of her forty years, Etta James would probably still be working what’s left of the chitlin circuit rather than playing white showcase clubs and opening some dates on the current Rolling Stones tour.

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