Etta James performs two songs on the 1982 National Easter Seal Telethon

[thnks4thecrml]

Etta may you rest in peace. You are the best voice that God put on this earth for us to LOVE!

[ruoldenuff]

brilliant!

[LoreleiShellist]

Awesome Etta- back in her day....with Brian Ray backing her with the band all the way. XO

[SpeakaDaEnglish]

Nice performance.

[Comuna]

waoo....



[guitaaress]

How to steal a song from the original artist and OWN it. Etta James illustrates how you "cover" a song.You don't, you do it your way and treat it with respect. True greatness. RIP sweet soulful Sista.

[SAM89BROWN]

Beyonce take notes

[missclimpson]

Dynamite!

[Toa2100]

R.I.P. LADY ETTA

[GREENTUBE100]

Thanks for the Music!

[mukiful99]

Such joy.

[tpirfan2004]

RIP, Ms. Etta James. <3

[OniLove]

loves this original soul sista...so powerful...a great pioneer, trailblazer to the music we all love! May she rest in peace...n' wake up in paradise!

[ceh7344]

WoWWWWWWWWWWW

[JACKSONZDADDY]

so great to see this!!! love her seeing take it to limit, hard to hear by original singer now

[ctweebee]

This is the Eagle's tune? It just shows how great Etta is. Wow!

[MsAfroindio]

One of the greatest singers! ETTA! We love you and your voice will live forever.

[dogdefran]

Thank you for posting this! Wonderful version of both songs. She is simply the best.

[943ab]

WWWWWow! Rock me baby....Love you Ms. Etta James......May God continue to Bless and Keep you forever more. Much Love to all of her fans around the world!

[MarySylvester]

My Inspiration! Etta James!

[bigislandbeach69]

Make ya wanna pledge a million dollas

[grobeckus]

Damn that's good!!

[sparkleplentyme]

SHE SURE ROCKS! LOVE YOU ETTA!

[Alexa4Today]

Thanks for this; love me some Etta!!

[702bosslady]

Thanks for posting.. Never seen this one.. Awesome lady .. blessed inspiration! Thank you Ms. Etta.

[jackemlyn062]

Suddenly this is a brilliant song !!!

Love this lady !!

[DrewArriola]

Etta was Janis Joplins idol and you can hear Janis vocal style in Etta 8:12 great video BTW!

[knuteboy36]

Damn, instant click favorite right here.

Etta turns this Eagles tune into a stirring soul classic. This is better than the other clip of her doing this song because it has both verses.

Fantastic clip. Band rocks as well. Thanks for sharing.

[DaeronCarvalho]

Brian Ray rules!

[brianrayguitar]

I forgot all about this telethon we did together.. Many of my friends were in this band, as well .. so glad it's here. I LOVE you Etta, Brian

[kingpleasure]

@brianrayguitar Brian, I saw Etta a bunch of times back in the '70s and you were always great. Thanks and long live.

[saucie17]

Etta is just the best !!!

[rebekahadream]

Love you Ms Etta, here she goes again singing a song that taking anything away from it but adding to it! God Bless you Ms Etta

[bluessiren78]

thank you SO much for sharing this hidden treasure!  Too fun. She rules! Not just her voice but the fact that she is SO happy to be singing. SO grand. Cheers!

[canadianstudmuffin]

That was superb! :)

[jimmmmy41]

Funky Blues Flashback. Rick Dees, really?

[cksumbuddy]

Never seen this, thanks for sharing.