DRAMA: Etta James Pissed at Beyonce

Remember a few months ago when Etta James had some nice things to say about Beyoncé's portrayal of her in "Cadillac Records"? Well, according to sources Etta James is pissed with Beyonce for singing At Last at the Presidential inauguration. James unleashed a verbal beat-down on B last week during a concert in which she threatened to whip the "Single Ladies" singer's butt. Comical! Here is the audio of Etta James http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/020409_etta_james.mp3

UPDATE: In a telephone interview to The Press Enterprise yesterday morning, Etta James brushed off her comments about Beyonce as just a joke explaining “I’m a comedian besides a singer. I wasn’t doing it to be hateful. I think I’m funny and she’s not the only one I’ll say something about.” James went on to say that she takes a lot of pride her signature song, and would have liked to have an opportunity to sing the song at the inaugural ball, where Beyoncé performed “She got up there and sang it and didn’t give me a chance to sing ‘At Last’.”