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Beyoncé to play Etta James in movie

http://tinyurl.com/26tuog

http://imdb.com/title/tt1042877/

This will either be really good or an absolute horrible trainwreck. There’s no doubt that Beyonce can sing - I still love that Chi-Lites sample on Crazy in Love. I really hope that she can do Etta and that the rest of the cast and crew do justice to such an important time in black music.

As a bonus here is Etta James. Vocal only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1wB2yM8Pxw

as a double bonus here’s a clip that features the great Chi-Lites sample.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvW5Gw48-Ag

I strongly advise that you don’t watch this Etta James related video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b3J4GAyfNM