Irma Thomas


Irma Thomas

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Born: February 18, 1941 in Ponchatoula, LA
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: R&B

Biography:
The unrivaled Soul Queen of New Orleans -- a title officially bestowed by local officials, no less -- Irma Thomas ranks among Crescent City R&B's greatest and most enduring musical ambassadors, never enjoying the coast-to-coast commercial success of contemporaries like Aretha Franklin and Etta James but nevertheless breathing the same rarified ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Simply Grand
2007 Two Phases of Irma Thomas
2006 After the Rain
2000 My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
1997 Story of My Life
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Filmography:
2006 New Orleans Music in Exile
2005 Make It Funky!
2005 Blues Divas
2005 From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
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Otis Redding
Aretha Franklin
Ruth Brown
Allen Toussaint
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Influenced By:
Pearl Bailey
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
Mahalia Jackson
Walter Washington
Allen Toussaint
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Followers:
Lou Ann Barton
Katie Webster
Marcia Ball
Donna Summer
Rita Marley
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