I saw Etta James play at a blues festival when I was in high school. The otherwise loud and rambunctious crowd hushed to a silence when she walked out on stage, and all eyes and ears turned to her. She then performed ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’. It was the most emotional performance I’d ever seen, and the only time a music performance has caused me to shed a tear.
RIP Etta, thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.