Etta James Hospitalized in Los Angeles
AP
Posted: 2007-07-26 15:48:08
Filed Under: Music
LOS ANGELES (July 26) - Etta James was in stable condition Thursday after being hospitalized for complications from abdominal surgery she had last month, her manager said.
The 69-year-old blues singer was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The 69-year-old blues singer was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Jeff Christensen, AP
Etta James is a three-time Grammy winner and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
"Her condition is stabilized" but she had to cancel upcoming tour dates with B.B. King and Al Green, her manager, Lupe De Leon, said in an e-mail.
De Leon did not indicate when James was admitted but said the hospitalization was caused by "post-op complications" from her mid-June surgery. The complications and the nature of the surgery were not specified.
The Grammy Award-winning singer was "extremely disappointed" at having to cancel appearances, De Leon said.
"If it had been left solely up to her, she would have checked herself out of the hospital and started the tour regardless of her delicate health," De Leon said. "However, her doctor advised that were she to do so, it would put her at very great risk."
"We feel confident (that) by postponing her participation until Aug. 23, she will be in good shape to put on the kind of performance that Etta James' fans know and love," De Leon said.
During her 50-year career, James has scored a string of hits that include "At Last," "Trust in Me" and "A Sunday Kind of Love."
De Leon did not indicate when James was admitted but said the hospitalization was caused by "post-op complications" from her mid-June surgery. The complications and the nature of the surgery were not specified.
The Grammy Award-winning singer was "extremely disappointed" at having to cancel appearances, De Leon said.
"If it had been left solely up to her, she would have checked herself out of the hospital and started the tour regardless of her delicate health," De Leon said. "However, her doctor advised that were she to do so, it would put her at very great risk."
"We feel confident (that) by postponing her participation until Aug. 23, she will be in good shape to put on the kind of performance that Etta James' fans know and love," De Leon said.
During her 50-year career, James has scored a string of hits that include "At Last," "Trust in Me" and "A Sunday Kind of Love."
1 comment:
I'm 60 and I can understand her wanting to take things a bit slow. That's alright!
I'm an entertainer(Singer-Musician, myself and LIVING each and every day is enough besides all the other things involved with TRAVEL and that ROAD.
Even tho I am really going to miss that voice. I'm in the Dallas area. Wonder will she be able to make it our way.
We LOVE YOU and rest abit so you can give to us RIGHT!
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