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Etta James has long been considered one of the most overlooked blues and R & B musicians in the music industry of the United States. It was not until the early 1990s that she began to receive wide recognition. In recent years she was seen as bridging the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. James has influenced a wide variety of musicians including Diana Ross, Christina Aguilera, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland as well as British artists, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Elkie Brooks, Amy Winehouse, Paloma Faith, Joss Stone, Rita Ora and Adele and also Belgian sing Dani Klein. - Nick Mondello