Dorothy Leatherwood Hawkins (1924-2002) - Find a Grave Dorothy Leatherwood Hawkins is the mother of the legendary Etta James, who died earlier this year at the age of 73 In an interview with the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Etta said she hadn't known that her mother was a singer
Theres A Reason Her Voice Held So Much Pain - Factinate In Los Angeles, California, on January 25, 1938, 14-year-old Dorothy Hawkins gave birth to a baby girl, who she named Jamesetta Hawkins didn’t have a husband and wasn’t telling anyone who Jamesetta’s father was Some thought—judging by Jamesetta’s light skin and almond eyes—that dad was Italian
Sending Etta James Home | This Black Sistas Memorial Page When her foster mother died in 1950, Dorothy Hawkins, who had continued as a rather shadowy, but unreliable figure in Etta’s young life, suddenly took the twelve-year-old girl to live with her in San Francisco As Etta grew to maturity, Dorothy introduced her daughter to big band jazz and Billie Holiday
Gospel Prodigy Etta James Was Born When Her Mom Was 14 - AmoMama Born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, to a 14-year-old mother, Dorothy Hawkins, and an unknown father, James developed a knack for music at a young age and was mostly encouraged by her mother
Etta James family, husband, children, parents, siblings She is the mother of two children, all boys who have been identified as Donto James and Sametto James She is the daughter of Dorothy Hawkins and Cozetta Hawkins Her mother was 14 years old when she gave birth to her, She was raised in foster homes Jesse Rogers and Lula Rogers were her foster parents
Etta James and the Peaches - History of Rock Upon Dorothy's release she rented a room in a rooming house owned by a middle age couple Lula and Jesse Rogers Dorothy would eventually give Etta to that childless couple and grew up believing they were actual parents
Dorothy (Leatherwood) Hawkins (1922 - 2002) - WikiTree Dorothy (Leatherwood) Hawkins is a part of US Black heritage Dorothy Leatherwood was born in 1922 She was the daughter of Bob Hawkins and Lettie Leatherwood Dorothy became a mother at age fourteen Her daughter was the noted gospel and blues chanteuse Etta James
CNN. com - A life singing the blues - Sep. 19, 2002 As word spread about the little girl with the big voice, the only person who never offered praise was Etta's own teen-age mother, Dorothy Hawkins The two have always had a contentious
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