Dear Etta James...

I remembered shooting Etta James several years back, but couldn't recall exactly when. Well, today I found the photos while doing some digital house cleaning. I was hired to photograph Etta James during a performance in Dallas.

The show was in 2007 and I still remember the concert pretty well. I remember that she had quite few interesting stories to tell in between songs... most of them were too racy to share! I remember that her voice was so expressive, and the rasp that came with age only added to its interest.

I'm glad that I had a chance to photograph this legend. There are so many people that I wanted to shoot and I wound up missing for one reason or another. But, you can never shoot them all, I guess!

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