LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three-time Grammy winner singer Etta James, a pioneer of 1950s rhythm-and-blues and rock music known for her show-stopping hit "At Last," died on Friday from complications of leukaemia, age 73. James died at a hospital in Riverside, California, east of Los Angeles, said her manager and friend of some 30 years, Lupe De Leon. She would have turned 74 on Wednesday. "She ...

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The singer Etta James has died from complications from leukaemia.

James, who also suffered from dementia and hepatitis C, died at a hospital in Riverside, California, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon.

Etta James has died The legendary singer whose hits included Somethings Got a Hold on Me and rhythm and blues standard At Last has passed away aged 73 after a battle with leukaemia She had been diagnosed with the condition in 2010 a...

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