Home / Music / Etta James was discovered by Johnny Otis at 14Music linernotes album music etta-jamesEtta James was discovered by Johnny Otis at 14She recorded her first hit, “The Wallflower (Roll with Me, Henry),” in 1955 — a career that started before she could drive. Johnny Otis discovered her and set it all in motion. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesEtta James earned a Rock Hall induction and a lifetime GrammyEtta James worked across R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, and soul'At Last' is Etta James's signature song and it's everywhere for a reasonEtta James recorded for Chess Records in the 1960sBettye LaVette had been recording for over 40 years before this albumExploreCluster traded kosmische jams for pop songs on ZuckerzeitGrouper and Jarboe dissolve each other's structures into something newSchubert's Op. 90 Impromptus embody his late style — simple on the surface, sophisticated underneath14 Songs strips Dolly Parton down to raw acoustic folk — no pop crossover in sightTracey Thorn's A Distant Shore is rawer than Everything but the Girl — just voice and acoustic guitarPrevious Etta James worked across R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, and soulNext Etta James recorded for Chess Records in the 1960s