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Anita King (August 14, 1884 – June 10, 1963) was an American stunt driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner.
Born Anna Keppen to German immigrants in Michigan City, Indiana, her father committed suicide in 1896 when she was twelve years old and two years later her mother died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Left an impoverished orphan with siblings, Keppen went to work as a house servant and in her late teens moved to Chicago. There, the attractive young girl found employment doing modeling and acting in minor parts in theatre.
Around 1908 she moved to the West Coast where she developed a fascination with powerful cars after working as a model at California auto shows. Keppen soon learned to drive and by the early 1910s was competing in auto races. Following her hospital recovery from an accident in a race in Phoenix, Arizona, she gave up racing and, with the rapid growth of the Hollywood film industry, returned to acting using the stage name Anita King. Her theatre experience opened the door to small roles with the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company under director Cecil B. DeMille that evolved to good supporting parts[citation needed] in comedy films.
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer. Her style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid-1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch.
James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008.Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.
Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was only 14 at the time. Her father has never been identified. James speculated that her father was the pool player, Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, and met him briefly in 1987. Due to her mother being often absent from their Watts apartment, conducting relationships with various men, James lived with a series of foster parents, most notably "Sarge" and "Mama" Lu. James referred to her mother as "the Mystery Lady".
Until You Come Back to Me - Featuring Anita King
Anita King Sings: Here's to Life - feat. Vince Evans
Anita King Sings: Get Here
ANITA KING : This Masquerade: feat. Alvin White (guitar)
ANITA KING SINGS LIVE @ THE Caryle Club: AT LAST by Etta James
Kari Tapio ja Anita King - Kodin Kynttillät
Ricky Nelson and Anita King - True Love
Anita King in Gym Class
ANITA KING SINGS LIVE @ THE CARLYLE CLUB: BLUE SKIES
Someday by Ricky Nelson with Anita King
Actors: Michael Forest (actor), Satsuki Yukino (actress), Shin'ichirô Miki (actor), Sam Riegel (actor), Kazuki Yao (actor), Stephanie Sheh (actress), Liam O'Brien (actor), Michelle Ruff (actress), Craig Robert Young (actor), William Morgan Sheppard (actor), William Knight (actor), Alison Lees-Taylor (actress), Michiko Neya (actress), Jody Jaress (actress), Mitsuki Saiga (actress),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi,Actors: Michael Forest (actor), Satsuki Yukino (actress), Shin'ichirô Miki (actor), Sam Riegel (actor), Kazuki Yao (actor), Stephanie Sheh (actress), Liam O'Brien (actor), Michelle Ruff (actress), Craig Robert Young (actor), William Morgan Sheppard (actor), William Knight (actor), Alison Lees-Taylor (actress), Michiko Neya (actress), Jody Jaress (actress), Mitsuki Saiga (actress),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi,