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MISS PEACHES & ME: Tribute to Etta James

  • The Queen's 34 Victoria Crescent Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5B8 Canada (map)

INFO:
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind".[1] 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.
After singing many genres in her 30 year career, Jona found the blues and fell in Love.One Queen stood out to her for versatility and a deep, thick voice that filled a venue,Ms Etta James.Jona identified with Etta for her versatility as a singer, touching on blues, Jazz and Soul in her career. It was not unusual to see Etta at a Jazz festival and then Blues festival the Next day.Jona's music life has been a one big cross over as she plays with multiple artists and bands.

Jona will be doing songs such as:
- At last
- Sunday Kinda love
- Damn your eyes
- Rather go Blind
- Something's gotta hold on me
- Breaking up somebody's home
- You are my Sunshine
- Tell Mama
- W-O-M-A-N and many more.

TICKETS: $25 — Please call or text Indie Entertainment at (250) 618-4654

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The band is offers up of some of nanaimo's finest Musicians
.Bob Moffatt - Guitar/vocals
Pierre Komen - Sax/Vocals
Phil Whipper - Drums
Aaron Curry - Bass
James Darling - Keyboards

Earlier Event: August 13
COSMOSAURUS w/ Quadra Sound & Tanzibad
Later Event: August 14
GRIT & HONEY + FEMME FATALES
 

Continuing to support live music with the help of Creative BC’s grant initiatives

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