ETTA JAMES AND THE ROOTS BAND
March 13, 1989
Guthrie Theater
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.



SOURCE AND LINEAGE
Soundboard: DAT > DAT clone > Audacity > FLAC 8. FLAC tags in kid3. SBE check in xACT. MD5 checksum from Checksum+.



NOTES ON QUALITY
Sound is not perfect--you'll notice a few digital pops here and there, and three brief gaps. Aside from those flaws, it's a great digital soundboard of a fine performance. Samples provided.



TRACK LISTING (with help from db.etree.org)
d1t01 opening applause
d1t02 [band instrumental - ?]
d1t03 Hip Hug-Her [band instrumental]
d1t04 Tell Mama [% dropouts toward the end]
d1t05 I'd Rather Go Blind
d1t06 Something's Got a Hold on Me
d1t07 [reminiscences]
d1t08 Damn Your Eyes
d1t09 Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
d1t10 My Dearest Darling
d1t11 All I Could Do Was Cry
d1t12 [Here Comes the Bride and wedding spiel]
d1t13 Stop the Wedding [% dropouts toward the end]

d2t01 [blues banter]
d2t02 Baby What You Want Me To Do [gap at end]
d2t03 Take It to the Limit
d2t04 Come to Mama [gap mid-song]
d2t05 Shaky Ground [gap in banter afterward]
d2t06 18 Sugar on the Floor (w/ band intros)
d2t07 [applause / begin encore]
d2t08 I Got the Will



ETTA JAMES
Coincidentally as I was transferring this DAT, I saw that Etta James is currently in the hospital undergoing treatment for sepsis. May she receive the very best care and support as she recovers from this very serious condition.