By David Ritz

By Etta James

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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.

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On Sale: Jun 5, 2003
Page Count: 304 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN-13: 9780306812620

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David Ritz

About the Author

David Ritz is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award and won the 2013 ASCAP Timothy White award for outstanding musical biography for his book with Buddy Guy. With Marvin Gaye, he also cowrote the song “Sexual Healing”. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.

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