Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story Spiral-Bound | June 5, 2003

David Ritz, Etta James

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Here is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James.


Perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era-but equally at home singing blues and jazz -- Etta James is one of the great women of American music. In Rage to Survive she tells her mesmerizing tale in her uniquely big, bold, and unrepentant voice. Without a trace of self-pity she describes her chaotic world of early R&B, depicts legends like Sam Cooke and Little Richard, details her dependency on drugs and bad men, and unsparingly recounts the golden age of soul, when her "Tell Mama" topped the charts. Rage to Survive is a funky, ribald tale told with unparalleled sass.
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0306812622
Item Weight: 0.8 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches
David Ritz is the author of Faith in Time: The Life of Jimmy Scott, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, and many other books with or about Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. King. He is a three-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award. He lives in Los Angeles.