Vinyetta James

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Etta James was born as Jamesetta Hawkins on 25th January 1938, in Los Angeles, California USA, and was a singer who was known for performing in several genres including blues, R&B, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, and gospel. She was a Grammy Award-winning musician, inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. James’ career started in 1954 and ended in 2012 with her passing in January of that year.

Have you ever wondered how rich Etta James was at the time of her death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that James’ net worth was as high as $16 million, an amount earned through her successful career in music. In addition to being one of the best American singers of the time with 30 studio albums recorded, Etta also released several compilations and live albums which improved her wealth.

Etta James was a daughter of Dorothy Hawkins, who was only 14 when she delivered her, while the identity of the father is unknown. Etta grew up in Los Angeles and learned to sing at the age of five, thanks to musical director of the Echoes of Eden choir at the St. Paul Baptist Church, James Earle Hines, However, Hines forced Etta to sing for his drunken friend early in the morning, often beating and molesting her. When Etta was 12, her mother took her to the Fillmore district of San Francisco, and two years later, she met musician Johnny Otis who helped her girl group the Creolettes to sign with Modern Records in 1954. They changed their name to The Peaches, and together with Otis they recorded a song “Dance With Me, Henry” in 1955, which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Tracks chart. Her net worth was established.

The success of the song secured The Peaches an opening spot on Little Richard’s national tour, but after her contract with Modern Records expired, she signed a deal with Chess Records in 1960. Soon after, Etta released her debut studio album called “At Last!, which reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart. The singles “All I Could Do Was Cry”, “My Dearest Darling”, “At Last’, and “Trust in Me” were particularly successful and reached the Top 5 on the R&B Singles chart. In 1963, James recorded her fifth studio album “Etta James Top Ten”, and it peaked at the No. 117 on Billboard 200, with the singles “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”, “Stop the Wedding”, and “Pushover” being the most popular ones. Her net worth was growing steadily.

In 1968, her eighth studio album called “Tell Mama” came out and it reached the No. 82 on the Billboard 200 and No. 21 on R&B Album charts. In the ‘70s, Etta recorded six more albums, but only two of them were notable – “Etta James” (1973) and “Come a Little Closer” (1976). The ’80 weren’t as successful as the previous decade, but in 1994 she released “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday”, which reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. By the end of the ‘90s, James had released “Time After Time” (1995), “Life, Love & the Blues” (1998), “12 Songs of Christmas” (1998), and “Heart of a Woman” (1999), all of which reached the Top 5 on Billboard’s Blues Album chart.

In 2000, Etta recorded “Matriarch of the Blues”, which peaked at No. 2 on Billboard Top Blues Albums chart, and the next year, her “Blue Gardenia” topped the Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart, while “Let’s Roll” (2004) topped the Billboard Blues Albums chart and won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album of the year. In 2004, Etta’s 29th studio album “Blues to the Bone” won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Her final release was “The Dreamer” in 2011, and it reached No. 2 on Billboard Blues Albums and No. 41 on R&B charts. She also recorded eight live and 11 compilations albums that helped her to increase her net worth significantly.

Regarding her personal life, Etta James married Artis Mills in 1969 and had two sons with him: Donto and Sametto. In 1971, both of them were arrested for heroin possession, but Mills took the responsibility and served ten years in jail. In 1974 and 1975, Etta was in the Tarzana Psychiatric Hospital for 17 months, and went through painful rehabilitation treatment. She later entered the Betty Ford Center, in Palm Springs, California, and received treatment for a dependency on painkillers. James was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2008, and then in 2011with leukemia. Etta died just two days before her 74th birthday in January 2012. and died on the 20th and died on the 20th January 2012 in Riverside, California, USA. in Riverside, California, USA.

IMDB Wikipedia $16 Million 1938-01-25 2012-01-20 Actress American Artis Mills Artis Mills m. 1969–2012 California Donto James Dorothy Hawkins Etta James Net Worth January 25th 1938 Johnny Otis Los Angeles Sametto James Singer U.S. Vinyetta James

Vinyetta James Quick Info

Full Name Etta James
Net Worth $16 Million
Date Of Birth January 25th 1938
Died 2012-01-20
Place Of Birth Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Profession Singer
Nationality American
Spouse Artis Mills (m. 1969–2012)
Children Donto James, Sametto James
Parents Dorothy Hawkins
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416483/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/etta-james-mn0000806542
Awards Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, At Last, I’d Rather Go…
Movies B.B. King & Friends: Night of Blistering Blues, Tap, Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Etta James and the Roots Band: Burning Down the House, Blues Legends: The Blues, Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
TV Shows Smithsonian Channel’s Sound Revolution

Vinyetta James Quotes

  • [on her music] A lot of people think the blues is depressing but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m singing blues, I singing life. People can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies.
  • [on Beyoncé Knowles in 2009] I can’t stand Beyoncé.
  • When I perform what happens is I’m somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am.
  • The only time that I am really truly happy – when I feel at my best – is when I am on the stage.
  • My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I’d like to think I did that.
  • Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling. They have that sorry feeling. And I don’t know what I’m sorry about. I don’t.
  • I figured I could do ‘It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Mans’ World’ because I believe it’s the truth.

Vinyetta James Important Facts

  • Claimed in her autobiography that Rudolf Wanderone Jr. was her biological father. But Wanderone never confirmed this.
  • Was good friends with Willie Best.
  • Etta James died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side. She died at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, CA, where she was a resident at the time of her death. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, and also suffered from dementia and hepatitis.
  • She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to the music industry. She was awarded four Grammy Awards including the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award Honor in 2003 and a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for the album, “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday.
  • Daughter of Dorothy Hawkins (who was 14 years old at the time of her birth). She was raised by foster parents and moved to San Francisco, California when she was 12 years old with her mother. She began singing at St. Paul Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California at 5 years old.
  • She was signed by Chess Records in 1960.
  • She had two sons with her husband, Artis: Donto James and Sametto James. She also had four grandchildren.
  • She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
  • She was voted the 62nd Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
  • Ranked #19 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
  • Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

Vinyetta James Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Almost Christmas 2016 performer: “The Very Thought of You “ Soundtrack
Mafia III 2016 Video Game performer: “Don’t Go To Strangers” – uncredited Soundtrack
Who’s Doing the Dishes? 2016 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
Suicide Squad 2016 performer: “I’d Rather Go Blind” Soundtrack
Wimbledon 2016 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Britain’s Got More Talent 2016 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Brontes at the BBC 2016 TV Movie documentary performer: “I Just Want To Make Love To You” – uncredited Soundtrack
11.22.63 2016 TV Mini-Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Firewatch 2016 Video Game performer: “I’d Rather Go Blind” Soundtrack
The Great Everything & the Nothing 2016 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Lolo 2015 “Plum Nuts” Soundtrack
Casualty 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Coronation Street TV Series performer – 2 episodes, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 2015 Soundtrack
Aquarius 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Voice 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
WPC 56 TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 2015 Soundtrack
Snooker: Welsh Open 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Accidental Love 2015 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Dancing with the Stars TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2014 writer – 1 episode, 2014 Soundtrack
Sex Tape 2014 performer: “You Can Leave Your Hat On” Soundtrack
Independent Lens 2012-2014 TV Series documentary performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
The Other Woman 2014 performer: “A Sunday Kind Of Love” Soundtrack
Eiszauber 2014: Die Magie des Eises 2014 TV Movie performer: “At Last” – uncredited Soundtrack
Dancing on Ice TV Series writer – 1 episode, 2014 performer – 1 episode, 2009 Soundtrack
True Blood 2013 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
North America 2013 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Voice UK 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Dancing with the Stars TV Series 2 episodes, 2006 – 2013 writer – 2 episodes, 2011 – 2013 performer – 2 episodes, 2008 – 2009 Soundtrack
Lotta & die frohe Zukunft 2013 TV Movie writer: “Good Feeling” – uncredited Soundtrack
Muscle Shoals 2013 Documentary performer: “Tell Mama”, “I’d Rather Go Blind” Soundtrack
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2012 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Unfinished Song 2012 performer: “Something’s Got A Hold on Me” / writer: “Something’s Got A Hold on Me” Soundtrack
Byzantium 2012 performer: “Don’t Cry Baby” Soundtrack
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 2012 writer: “Good Feeling” Soundtrack
EastEnders 1996-2012 TV Series performer – 3 episodes Soundtrack
The Block 2012 TV Series writer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Chuck 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 2011 Documentary performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Burlesque 2010/I performer: “Tough Lover” / writer: “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”, “Tough Lover” Soundtrack
Conan 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Frankie & Alice 2010 performer: “I Just Want to Make Love to You” Soundtrack
Beautiful Darling 2010 Documentary performer: “My Dearest Darling” Soundtrack
American Dad! 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
So You Think You Can Dance 2005-2009 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Feelin’ Alright 2009 Video performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
A Single Man 2009 performer: “Stormy Weather” 1933 Soundtrack
V.O.S. 2009 performer: “Jingle Bells” Soundtrack
Ugly Betty 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
So You Think You Can Dance Canada 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
My Best Friend’s Girl 2008 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
The Broken 2008 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
The Wire 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Eterna Magia 2007 TV Series performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
State of Mind 2007 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Great Performances 2007 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Perfect Stranger 2007 performer: “Don’t Cry Baby” Soundtrack
What Love Is 2007 performer: “Something’s got a hold on me” / writer: “Something’s got a hold on me” Soundtrack
Criminal Minds 2007 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Simpsons 2003-2007 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares 2006 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Inland Empire 2006 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Mission: Impossible III 2006 performer: “A Sunday Kind of Love” Soundtrack
Phat Girlz 2006 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Bang Bang Orangutang 2005 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Little Manhattan 2005 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Monster-in-Law 2005 performer: “Tell Mama” Soundtrack
The Long Firm 2004 TV Mini-Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Sopranos 2004 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Blues 2003 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Chocolate com Pimenta 2003 TV Series performer: “Stormy Weather Keeps Rainin’ All the Time” Soundtrack
The Bernie Mac Show 2003 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Tuxedo 2002 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
OT: Our Town 2002 Documentary performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Andy Richter Controls the Universe 2002 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Un paso adelante 2002 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Angel Eyes 2001 performer: “Only Time Will Tell” Soundtrack
See Spot Run 2001 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Reindeer Games 2000 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
It Had to Be You 2000 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Amateur Night 1999 Short performer: “Damn Your Eyes” Soundtrack
La bûche 1999 performer: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Soundtrack
Tha se do stin Kolasi, agapi mou 1999 performer: “I Found Love” Soundtrack
The Hurricane 1999 performer: “In the Basement” Soundtrack
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco – The Fillmore 1999 TV Movie documentary performer: “AT LAST” Soundtrack
American Pie 1999 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
The Other Sister 1999 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
This Year’s Love 1999 performer: “Stop the Wedding” Soundtrack
Pleasantville 1998 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Living Out Loud 1998 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Sex and the City TV Series performer – 1 episode, 1998 writer – 1 episode, 1998 Soundtrack
Mafia! 1998 performer: “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” / writer: “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” Soundtrack
Always Outnumbered 1998 TV Movie performer: “Out of the Rain” Soundtrack
Kissing a Fool 1998 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Space Bunnies Must Die! 1998 Video Game performer: “Next Door To The Blues” / writer: “Next Door To The Blues” Soundtrack
Caught 1996 lyrics: “One Day One Step at a Time” Soundtrack
Father of the Bride Part II 1995 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 performer: “At Last” Soundtrack
Blue Sky 1994 performer: “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” / writer: “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” Soundtrack
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music 1993 Documentary performer: “Baby, What You Want Me To Do” Soundtrack
Sister Act 1992 performer: “Roll With Me Henry” / writer: “Roll With Me Henry” Soundtrack
Only the Lonely 1991 performer: “I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER” Soundtrack
Bad Influence 1990 performer: “OUT OF THE RAIN” / producer: “OUT OF THE RAIN” Soundtrack
The Delinquents 1989 performer: “Roll With Me Henry” / writer: “Roll With Me Henry” – as James Soundtrack
Rooftops 1989 performer: “Avenue D” Soundtrack
Tap 1989 performer: “Baby What You Want Me To Do” Soundtrack
Rain Man 1988 performer: “At Last” 1941 Soundtrack
Back to the Future 1985 performer: “THE WALLFLOWER DANCE WITH ME HENRY” 1955 / writer: “THE WALLFLOWER DANCE WITH ME HENRY” 1955 Soundtrack
Miami Vice TV Series arranger – 1 episode, 1984 performer – 1 episode, 1984 producer – 1 episode, 1984 writer – 1 episode, 1984 Soundtrack
Heartbreakers 1984 arranger: “The Blues Don’t Care”, “You Want More” / performer: “The Blues Don’t Care”, “You Want More” / producer: “The Blues Don’t Care”, “You Want More” / writer: “The Blues Don’t Care”, “You Want More” Soundtrack
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 performer: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” Finale Soundtrack
Shindig! 1965 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Big Record 1957 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Dance with Me, Henry 1956 lyrics: “Dance With Me, Henry” / music: “Dance With Me, Henry” Soundtrack
Tap 1989 Blues Singer Actress
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 Our Guests at Heartland Actress
Murder in Mississippi 1990 TV Movie special vocals Music Department
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2012 TV Movie in memoriam Thanks
20th Annual Trumpet Awards 2012 TV Special in memory of Thanks
Cadillac Records 2008 special thanks Thanks
Muscle Shoals 2013 Documentary Herself Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Feelin’ Alright 2009 Video Herself Self
Dancing with the Stars 2009 TV Series Herself Self
Tavis Smiley 2007 TV Series Herself Self
Austin City Limits 2005 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music 2005 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself / Herself – Singer Self
Etta James and the Roots Band: Burnin’ Down the House 2002 Video documentary Vocals Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1994-2002 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1995-2001 TV Series Herself / Herself – Musical Guest Self
Record Row: Cradle of Rhythm and Blues 1997 TV Movie documentary Narrator Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1995 TV Special Herself Self
Late Night with David Letterman 1989 TV Series Herself Self
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards 1987 TV Special Herself – Performer Self
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll 1987 Documentary Herself Self
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues 1987 TV Special Herself Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1987 TV Series Herself Self
Jammin’ with the Blues Greats 1982 Video documentary Herself Self
The Midnight Special 1981 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest Self
Soul Train 1978 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The 16th Annual Grammy Awards 1974 TV Special Herself Self
The Rosey Grier Show 1969 TV Series Herself Self
Hollywood a Go Go 1965 TV Series Herself – Singer Self
New American Bandstand 1965 1960 TV Series Herself Self
Advertising’s Greatest Hits 2005 TV Movie documentary Archive Footage
Smoothie 1992 Documentary Herself Archive Footage

Vinyetta James Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2003 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Recording Awarded on April 18, 2003 at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1990 Hall of Fame Image Awards Won
2003 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Recording Awarded on April 18, 2003 at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated
1990 Hall of Fame Image Awards Nominated