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By Todd Leopold, CNN Etta James, here performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2009, died Friday, January 20, due to complications from leukeimia, said her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. The singer was 73.

24, 2008 file photo Etta James arrives at the premiere of "Cadillac Records" in Los Angeles. James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad "At Last" an enduring anthem for

Christina Aguilera performs "At Last" at Etta James Homegoing Celebration held at Bishop Noel Jones City of Refuge in Gardena, California.

This is an absolutely stunning tribute to a beautiful life. Christina Aguilera took the stage at the funeral forEtta James today, and gave a heartfelt, very genuine speech regarding the influence

Though many have tried, no one could sing Etta James' iconic "At Last" like the late, great legend could. The 14-year-old singing phenomenon Perri Jones tries to conquer the song, and we have to say, she kind of kills it. I just want to say that I had

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