Beyonce to get singing lessons directly from Etta James

Beyonce to get singing lessons directly from Etta James - 2008-02-25


Beyonce Knowles will receive private lessons directly from music legend Etta James to portray her in an upcoming movie about blues label Chess Records. James has confessed she is excited about Knowles has signed on to play her 'Cadillac Records’ and revealed she had first doubted about Beyonce’s skills to play her until she watched her rock the Grammy Awards last week in a duet with Tina Turner. She told PageSix.com: "I have my own way of putting those songs over, and I was just wondering if Beyonce could, and my son said, 'They're thinking about how she looks, but mama, she can really sing!' "It's a privilege and an honor to have somebody like that girl. I don't think she looks like me, but that's all right. They can fix that up".