Etta James Autographs

Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known as the Chitlin' Circuit, in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. She sang in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul and gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower" (1955), "At Last" (1960), "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind" (both 1967). She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch (1988).
James's deep and earthy voice is considered to have bridged the gap between R&B and rock and roll. She won three Grammy Awards for her albums (2005 - Best Traditional Blues Album for Blues to the Bone; 2004 - Best Contemporary Blues Album for Let's Roll and 1995 - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday) and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. She also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Rolling Stone magazine ranked James number 22 on its 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"; she was also ranked number 62 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Billboard magazine's 2015 list of the "35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time" also included James, whose "gutsy, take-no-prisoner vocals colorfully interpreted everything from blues and R&B/soul to rock n’roll, jazz and gospel." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named her "one of the greatest voices of her century" and "forever the matriarch of blues."
Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was 14 at the time. Although her father has never been identified, James speculated that she was the daughter of pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, whom she met briefly in 1987. Her mother was frequently absent from their apartment in Watts, conducting relationships with various men, and James lived with a series of foster parents, most notably "Sarge" and "Mama" Lu. James referred to her mother as "the Mystery Lady". James was raised by relatives and friends during her childhood, and she began regularly attending a Baptist church while in the care of her grandparents.
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Traded items with a signature of Etta James

The most expensive item with a signature of Etta James (Lou krefetz’s Top Ten Review 1955 Signed Book Including Etta James & More) was sold in September 2025 for $2,500.00 while the cheapest item (ETTA JAMES GENUINE VINTAGE HOLIDAY CARD HAND SIGNED WITH SENITMENT...) found a new owner for $9.37 in August 2016. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2025 with an average selling price of $150.00 for an autographed item of Etta James. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $399.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Etta James is worth $65.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Etta James were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Etta James - Signed By Blues Signed Legend Color 8 X !0	$83.00
	Etta James Famous Singer Hand Signed Autographed Original Promo Press Photo	$105.98
	Etta James Her Best CD Signed Autographed JSA COA	$300.00
	Etta James REAL hand SIGNED 8x10" Official Promo Photo JSA COA Autograph Peaches	$105.98
	ETTA JAMES Signed "Rocks the House" Album Record Beckett Authentic	$399.99
	Etta James Signed Matriarch of the Blues CD Booklet COA...	$135.00
	ETTA JAMES SIGNED ORIGINAL VINTAGE 8"X10" PROMO PHOTO	$70.00
	ETTA JAMES SIGNED ORIGINAL VINTAGE 8"X10" PROMO PHOTO WITH JSA COA psa bas	$509.94
	Etta James Signed Signature Custom Laser Engraved 4 x 8 Plaque FREE SHIP	$25.00
	Etta James Signed Sticking to My Guns CD Booklet COA...	$150.00
	Etta James Signed Sticking to My Guns CD Booklet COA...	$150.00
	Etta James Signed Sticking to My Guns CD Booklet COA...	$150.00
	Etta James Signed Sticking to My Guns CD Booklet COA...	$150.00
	ETTA JAMES Statement 508 for TODAY SHOW AUTOGRAPHED by Etta James Vintage	$112.49
	Lou krefetz’s Top Ten Review 1955 Signed Book Including Etta James & More	$2,500.00