
Episode 22: “The Wallflower” by Etta James
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Midnight Shift
Annie had a baby and Annie's Aunt Fanny. That certainly suggestive, but it wouldn't set too many people on the war path in 2019. In 1954 though, that kind of thing was considered borderline pornographic. But work with me Annie had been such a success that the band recorded two direct follow-ups. James Etta Hawkins did not have the easiest of lives growing up. She went through a variety of foster homes and was abused by too many of them. Sadly, that training was by another abuser who used to punch her in the chest if she wasn't singing from the diaphragm.
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