JazzFest History ABOUT JAZZFEST ARTISTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY POSTERS & PROGRAMS CLEVELAND MUSIC LEGENDS DONATE Etta James Instrument: Vocalist Born: Los Angeles, California "When I'm singing blues, I'm singing life. People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies. " - Etta James jazztimes.com Back to Artists Etta James 1997 From the JazzFest Program Biography: