Etta James, the big-voiced singer with the rowdy persona, died after a long battle with leukemia. She was 73.
 
With her dyed blond hair piled high, eyes cat-shaped by mascara and big hoop earrings, she cultivated a whorish look and a loud, blustery attitude that made her seem tough, but by her own admission she was mushy inside and often confused and fearful.

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