Back in the Day, 1963
Etta James
...Rocks the House
(Argo Records)
The drabness of interchangeable corporate cut-outs like Nikki Minaj and Cardi B is forced into sharp relief by R&B/Soul paragon Miss Etta. This was her first live vinyl, recorded in Nashville, and her gifts were at full capacity. When she belted out, when she reared back and let fly her characteristic back-of-throat growl, every table shook. She required neither auto-tune nor recorded vocal track to which she could lip-sync whilst cavorting. No robotic dance troupe or costume changes, either; her real-world music was sufficient.
At the board with Chess Records founder Leonard Chess, she ensured her sound was portrayed with every ounce of its natural splendor.
Providing Etta with the stout platform she merited were David T. Walker (guitar), Marion Wright (bass), drummers Richard Water and Freeman Brown, Vonzell Cooper (organ), and tenor sax-man Garnell Cooper.
Re-releases have been marketed by numerous labels, in the U.S. and abroad.
Recommended: "Something's Got a Hold on Me," "Baby, What You Want Me To Do," "What'd I Say," "Money (That's What I Want)," "Seven Day Fool," "Sweet Little Angel," "Ooh Poo Pah Doo," "Woke Up This Morning," "Ain't That Loving You Baby," "All I Could Do Was Cry," "I Just Want to Make Love to You"
Videos: "Something's Got a Hold on Me" "Sweet Little Angel"
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