Etta James Hospitalized In Riverside County

RIVERSIDE -Her son says Etta James is hospitalized in Riverside County with a serious infection but he expects her to be released soon.

Donto James says the 72-year-old singer has been at Riverside Community Hospital for about a week and is recovering from sepsis caused by a urinary tract infection.

He also says James, who lives in Woodcrest, entered a treatment program about a month ago to shake a dependency on painkillers and over-the-counter medicine. She was transferred to another facility and then the hospital when her physical condition worsened.

James, who sang everything from blues to jazz, is best known for the hit “At Last.”