People News Etta James dies from complications from leukemia at age 73 01/20/2012 Etta James' manager said the American music icon died from complications from leukemia Friday at a hospital in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Etta James