The festival is planned from August seventh to the ninth with performers including Etta James, Branford Marsalis, Tony Bennett and Mos Def.

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Other famous performers include Neil Young, Etta James,Tony Bennett, Bonnie Rait and Sugarland.

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It's often said of Etta James that you could hear her whole life in her voice.

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Etta James went to extremes and owned them in her life and in her music.

NPR: "Matriarch of the Blues" Etta James dies at 71

Beyonce's rendition of Etta James's At Last has since become a staple of her live shows.

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