People News Etta James removed from respirator and breathing on her own 01/02/2012 Etta James' son said Monday the terminally ill U.S. singer, 73, has been taken off of a respirator and is breathing on her own. 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