{"id":424,"date":"2025-01-04T03:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T03:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=424"},"modified":"2025-01-04T03:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T03:53:53","slug":"darci-lynne-delivers-a-breathtaking-a-cappella-performance-of-etta-james-at-last-that-leaves-everyone-in-awe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"Darci Lynne Delivers a Breathtaking A Cappella Performance of Etta James\u2019 \u201cAt Last\u201d That Leaves Everyone in Awe"},"content":{"rendered":"

For longtime fans of Darci Lynne, what you are about to watch is just another example of her unreal talent.<\/p>\n

For people unfamiliar with\u00a0Lynne\u2019s work\u00a0and past performances on\u00a0America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>, well, prepare to pick your jaw up from off the floor. You\u2019ve been warned. The winner of Season 12 is unlike any performer you\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

Darci Lynne covers \u201cAt Last\u201d by Etta James<\/h2>\n

Lynne is a vocalist with a range that can easily compete with the very best of the participants of\u00a0The Voice<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 but what sets her apart from other singers is her act. She\u2019s a ventriloquist. In a performance that must be seen to be believed, Lynne took to social media earlier in May to undertake a singing challenge between herself and her puppet friend, Petunia, singing the Etta James classic \u201cAt Last.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Darci Lynne appears in America\u2019s Got Talent: Fantasy League; Portrait of Etta James taken on January 21, 1963.\u00a0<\/span>Photo: NBC\/Afro American Newspapers\/Gado\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As far as we\u2019re concerned, both performances (by human and puppet alike) were incredible, and the only true \u201cwinner\u201d is anyone who has watched this YouTube video. As we\u2019ve reported before, Lynne calls the late Etta James one of her inspirations, and\u00a0she isn\u2019t shy about covering\u00a0some of her most-revered songs.<\/p>\n

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(For what it\u2019s worth, this is exactly the type of\u00a0out-of-the-box performance\u00a0that happens on every episode of\u00a0AGT<\/em>. If you\u2019re not tuning in every week on NBC to experience some of the most unbelievable talents in the world, what are you waiting for?)<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Last\u201d by Etta James is as iconic as they come<\/h2>\n

Released in 1960 as a single off her debut album,\u00a0At Last!<\/em>, the song made James a household name and propelled her to new heights in the music industry. Although it wasn\u2019t an immediate mainstream hit (it barely cracked the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0<\/em>Hot 100\u00a0in its day), it\u2019s become more popular over time, frequently played at weddings and performed regularly by artists like Christina Aguilera, Beyonc\u00e9, and Celine Dion.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the Etta James version of \u201cAt Last\u201d is actually a re-arranged version of a 1941 hit of the same name. Mack Gordon and Harry Warren are credited for writing the original song for\u00a0the musical film\u00a0Sun Valley Serenade<\/em>. It was performed in the movie by Glenn Miller.<\/p>\n

Regardless of its origins, \u201cAt Last\u201d has become a timeless classic that takes vocalists to their limits due to its difficulty \u2014 especially if you\u2019re\u00a0a ventriloquist.<\/p>\n