Medical problems cause legendary singer to miss tour.
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Legendary Blues singer Etta James is reported to be in stable condition in a Los Angeles hospital suffering from complications following abdominal surgery.
According to an email sent by James’ manager Lupe De Leon, the 69-year-old rock ‘n’ roll pioneer was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this week due to complications from surgery performed last month.
Her hospitalization has caused James to postpone concert appearances. Blues icon B.B. King and soul veteran Al Green started the tour without James on Tuesday in Florida. James hopes to join the tour in August. In the meantime, R&B singer Chaka Khan is substituting for James on the tour.
“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.”
James is best known for her classic song “At last.” The three-time Grammy winner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and remains an active recording artist.
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