Recording across six decades, singer Etta James never lost the tough, grounded presence that set her apart. Listen to her hold forth on 2006's “It's a Man's Man's Man's World”—a blues lament with a message—and an unlikely, soul-shaded version of Guns N' Roses' “Welcome to the Jungle”. And a live take on “Rock Me Baby” with The Roots Band shows that she conquered the stage as thoroughly as the studio.