Walking Across...What?: R.I.P. Etta James

Friday, January 20, 2012

R.I.P. Etta James

The first dance of how many marriages?

It’s actually uncharacteristic Etta, with the strings and all, but it’s got her wonderful bluesy twist.

Great artists transform the mundane.

3 comments:

Elpus said...: Guess what - this made the national news on TV in the UK.

Quite rightly.; January 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Alan Sloman said...: Right across the media in the UK. Well loved over here with people of a certain age.
Glorious voice.; January 20, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Mark Alvarez said...: Phil. I'm glad she was popular over there...even before touring with the Stones, I'd guess.

Alan, "people of a certain age" is right, I suppose, though it ought to be "any sentient human."

Cheers, guys.; January 20, 2012 at 9:46 PM

About this blog

I began it in November, 2007, to help me make friends and ask questions for my participation in the 2008 TGO Challenge, “an annual self-supported walking event across the Highlands of Scotland, west coast to east coast.” Hence the title. I did make some terrific friends, and I got lots of good advice, too. Infuriatingly, an ankle sprained on a New England trail in April was finished off by the Knoydart in May, and I had to withdraw from the crossing after only four days. I still hope return. Since then I've walked in France, Spain, and New Zealand, not to mention my home mountains: the Whites of New Hampshire. The blog took on a life of its own, has suffered a hiatus for cause, and it’s now about to attempt a comeback. Fingers crossed.