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Irma Thomas ( née Lee; born February 18, 1941) [1] [2] is an American singer from New Orleans. [3] She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". [2] Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. [2] In 2007, she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for ...
18. Feb. 2021 · Irma Thomas turned 80 this week. The obligatory references to her classic single “Time Is On My Side” are still appropriate.
16. Feb. 2022 · The singer Irma Thomas has treated baring her soul as serious work for the past six decades. Camille Lenain for The New York Times. By Giovanni Russonello. Published Feb. 16, 2022 Updated Feb....
28. Feb. 2022 · Irma Thomas remains a legend; a woman whose sharp sensibility and distinct voice are unwavering. As 1960s rock critic Dawn Eden called her: “To a sizable following of rock and soul fans, she is simply a wonder — a woman with the sadly sweet voice of a fallen angel, who rose from poverty to become the Soul Queen of New Orleans.”
18. Feb. 2024 · Born Irma Lee in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1941, she was raised in New Orleans, where her parents moved soon after her birth. Music was always a part of her life. Between her father’s collection ...
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24. Feb. 2022 · courtesy of WYES. Irma Thomas at WYES-TV in New Orleans, 2021. Almost 40 years later, WBGO gave me an opportunity to reconnect with Irma Thomas. The setting for this interview was quite different than the first. Rather than being gathered in a warm room, we were linked by modern virus-proof computer software.
Irma Thomas wuchs in New Orleans auf und sang als Teenager in einem Gospel-Chor. Im Alter von 19 Jahren war sie bereits zum zweiten Mal verheiratet und Mutter von vier Kindern. Sie arbeitete zunächst als Kellnerin und erhielt 1960 ihren ersten Plattenvertrag. Ihre erste Single (You Can Have My Husband But) Don’t Mess With My Man erreichte ...
