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Kelly Rowland - @KellyRowland: CLASSIC. ONE OF A KIND. PURE SOUL. ETTA JAMES! Thank You for gracing us with your incredible talent & presence! (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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Gabrielle Union - @itsgabrielleu: We've lost another treasure...RIP ETTA JAMES (Photo:  Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Russell Simmons - @UncleRUSH:RIP EttaJames >> bit.ly/xCqzvC (Photo: Terrence Jennings/Picturegroup)

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Dawn Richard - @DawnRichard: I sing the songs that people need to hear. Etta James RIP ETTA JAMES.... you will be missed.. your music touched millions...(Photo: Michael Uderwood/PictureGroup)

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Drake - @Drizzy: RIP Etta James. for Respect (Photo:  Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)

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Questlove - @Questlove: RIP Etta James. i will hold the torch high for The Roots name in your honor.   (Photo:  Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Vh1)

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Ledisi - @Ledisi: R.I.P Queen Etta James.Thank you for sharing your light down here with us. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Keri Hilson - @KeriHilson: Rest In Peace, Etta James. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Deborah Cox - @Deborah_Cox: So sad. Amazing legacy. #RIP (Photo:  Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

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T.J. Holmes - @tjholmes: There will never be another like her. RIP Etta James. Friends telling media outlets that she died Friday after long battle w/leukemia. (Photo:  Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Mya - @MISSMYA: R.I.P. ETTA JAMES ...(Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)

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Debbie Allen - @msdebbieallen: RIP Etta James!! (Photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage)

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Will.I.Am - @iamwill: Showing respect appreciation and love for all the wonderful music and joy #ettajames brought to the world...#ettajamesforever (Photo:  Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Talib Kweli - @TalibKweli: RIP Etta James. You will be missed tremendously..... (Photo: Terrence Jennings/PictureGroup)

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Donald Glover - @DonaldGlover: rest in peace Etta James (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Anika Noni Rose - @AnikaNoniRose: RIP Etta James. You changed the game. Thank you. (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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DJ Beverly Bond of Black Girls Rock - @BLACKGIRLSROCK: Our dear Etta James, you will be missed! May your legacy live on thru eternal rhythm + blues! (Photo: Terrence Jennings/PictureGroup)

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Tamera Mowry - @TameraMowryTwo: Etta James #restinpeace...At last was and will remain ICONIC. (Photo: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)

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Chef Roblé Ali - @ChefRoble: Rest in peace Miss Etta James.. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)