Etta James, From Sweet to Raunchy

Happy birthday to the honey-voiced legend. 
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY ›

Died January 25

By: Legacy.com Staff

Ava Gardner  (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

The camera loved Ava Gardner. When she had her first screen test, she had no idea how to act, and her southern drawl made her incomprehensible to the director

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Born January 25

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Etta James  (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)

Etta James provided the soundtrack for decades of wedding receptions and anniversary parties when she recorded her definitive version of the tender love song "A

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Lee O'Denat

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Lee O'Denat (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

WorldStarHipHop website founder Lee O'Denat, aka Q, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 43

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Died January 22

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Heath Ledger (Getty/Newspix)

Heath Ledger began his acting career with guest spots on Australian soaps, but he transitioned quickly to the big screen and to some of the biggest films o

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Died January 21

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Peggy Lee (Getty/Michael Ochs Archive)

Singer and actress Peggy Lee is remembered best for her cover version of Little Willie John's song "Fever." We remember Lee's life today as well as the lives of

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Born January 19

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Janis Joplin ( Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Janis Joplin's big voice catapulted her to stardom in the 1960s with electrifying songs including "Piece of My Heart," "Me and Bobby McGee," and "Ball 'n

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Andy Marte (1983 - 2017)

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Andy Marte (Photo by Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Andy Marte, a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks, died Sunday, Jan

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Maggie Roche

By: Legacy.com Staff

Maggie Roche (Rober Verhorst / Redferns / Getty Images)

Maggie Roche, a singer-songwriter in the sister folk trio the Roches, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, of cancer, according to multiple news sources

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Born January 16

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Aaliyah (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

The singer, dancer and actress Aaliyah was just 14 when she recorded her debut album, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number," a smash hit that went double platinum an

DIED TODAY IN HISTORY ›

Died January 24

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Kay Yow (AP/Sara D. Davis)

Kay Yow was the head coach of the North Carolina State women's basketball team from 1975 until she died of breast cancer in 2009. We remember her life toda