Two-time Grammy award winner, NARAS Lifetime Achievement and W.C. Handy Blues Foundation honoree, with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Etta James is an artist of genuinely legendary stature.

A pure blues singer, a jazz smoothie, a soulful ripper, Etta James can sing it all. And sing it all she will, along with her Roots Band, at War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:30PM.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, June 23rd at 10:00 AM at the Coliseum advance box office, on-line at www.tickets.com, at Tickets.com outlets at participating Triad area Lowes Foods locations and by calling (888) 397-3100.

First discovered and recorded in 1954 by Blues legend Johnny Otis, Etta’s successful tenure with Chess Records began in 1960 and would continue for 16 incredible years. Her string of landmark hits comprised a run of charting records that ranked Etta third, just behind Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick, as the most prolific female R&B vocalist of her era.

Etta would continue to make definitive blues, soul and R&B music over the next four decades, including her acclaimed 2003 release, Let's Roll, garnering a reputation as a world class live performer in the process.

Her latest album, 2004’s Blues To The Bone, comprises updated versions of blues classics "Got My Mojo Working," "Lil' Red Rooster," "Dust My Broom," "Smokestack Lightning" and many others. Simply put, on Blues To The Bone, Etta James has brought the blues to life for a whole new generation