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Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story

by Etta James, David Ritz · 1995

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One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography.

Subject
biography
Themes
music
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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