Having collaborated with everyone from Ray Charles and BB King to Kanye West and John Legend. Leela James like Etta James was born in Los Angeles. Gospel music was a natural part of Leela’s church-going childhood as was the blues, funk and R&B that she heard in her home, thanks to her father’s vast record … Continue reading Black Music Month Interview Series: Soulful Leela James Speaks The Spirit of Etta James