Kelly Clarkson Honors Etta James

Etta James succumbed to the effects of leukemia earlier this week and shocked the music industry with her sudden passing. Among those persons who mourned the Rock & Roll legend was Kelly Clarkson, who coincidentally earned a spot on her winning season of ‘American Idol’ because of her rendition of James’ ‘At Last’.

Honoring James’ memory in song, Clarkson belted a passionate rendition of ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last evening. Why did she choose that particular tune instead of ‘At Last’? Well, the songbird declared, “this isn’t ‘At Last’ because everyone really covers that and so I wanted to do my favorite, actually. My favorite song is ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’.”

Watch Clarkson’s moving rendition of ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ below:

If you haven’t seen Clarkson’s ‘American Idol’ audition where she sang ‘At Last’ then watch it below:

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