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Etta James: A Belated Remembrance

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This episode of Cyprus Avenue features the music of blues, rock, jazz and soul queen Etta James, the Matriarch of R&B, who passed away in January of this year.

Playlist:
Stop The Wedding
Something’s Got A Hold On Me
At Last
You Lost That Loving Feeling
Tell Momma
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Sunday Kind of Love
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Tenderly
Sail Away
Only Women Bleed

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