“It’s really bad,” Sametto James said before adding, “Right now she’s doing a lot better.”
Etta James is a three-time Grammy winner whose songs like “The Wallflower” and “Good Rockin’ Daddy” made her a key figure in the early days of rock ‘n’ roll. Her signature song, the 1961 ballad “At Last,” proved her a master of the blues.
James, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, has struggled with obesity in the past. In 2003, she underwent gastric bypass surgery. James also suffers from dementia, leukemia, kidney problems and other ailments.
Blues Legend Etta James Hospitalized With Serious Infections was originally published on blackdoctor.org
