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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 air in the minds of many soul music aficionados. Born Irma Lee in Ponchatoula, LA, on February 18, 1941, as a teen she sang with a Baptist church choir, even auditioning for Specialty Records as a 13-year-old. A year later, she gave birth to her first child, marrying the baby's father and subsequently giving birth to another child before the union dissolved. At 17 she wed again, this time to one Andrew Thomas, having two more babies before she again divorced, all before the age of 20. Keeping her second ex-husband's surname, Thomas went to work as a waitress at New Orleans' Pimlico Club, occasionally sitting in with bandleader Tommy Ridgley. When the club's owner dismissed her for spending more time singing than waiting tables, Ridgley agreed to help her land a record deal, setting up auditions with the local Minit and Ronn labels. The latter issued her saucy debut single, "You Can Have My Husband (But Don't Mess with My Man)," in the spring of 1960, and the record quickly reached the number 22 spot on the Billboard R&B chart. However, Thomas accused Ronn of withholding royalties and after one more effort for the label, "A Good Man," she briefly landed with the Bandy label, releasing 1961's "Look Up" before relocating to Minit.




Irma Thomas - Simply Grand 2008

   1. Irma Thomas - River Is Waiting                          [04:05]
   2. Irma Thomas - If I Had Any Sence I'd Go Back Home       [03:29]
   3. Irma Thomas - To Much Thinking                          [03:18]
   4. Irma Thomas - Early In The Morning                      [03:30]
   5. Irma Thomas - What Can I Do                             [04:00]
   6. Irma Thomas - Underground Stream                        [03:50]
   7. Irma Thomas - Thinking About You                        [03:21]
   8. Irma Thomas - Be You                                    [05:02]
   9. Irma Thomas - This Bitter Earth                         [04:44]
  10. Irma Thomas - Cold Rain                                 [04:46]
  11. Irma Thomas - Somebody Told You                         [03:17]
  12. Irma Thomas - Overrated                                 [04:47]
  13. Irma Thomas - Same Old Blues                            [04:47]
  14. Irma Thomas - I Think It's Going To Rain Today          [02:51]

Irma Thomas - The New Rules 1986

   1. Irma Thomas - The New Rules                             [03:48]
   2. Irma Thomas - Gonna Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry           [03:21]
   3. Irma Thomas - I Needed Somebody                         [04:51]
   4. Irma Thomas - Good Things Don't Come Easy               [03:24]
   5. Irma Thomas - The Love Of My Man                        [03:23]
   6. Irma Thomas - One More Time                             [03:57]
   7. Irma Thomas - Thinking Of You                           [03:11]
   8. Irma Thomas - The (Hero) Wind Beneath My Wings          [04:35]
   9. Irma Thomas - I Gave You Everything                     [02:50]
  10. Irma Thomas - Yours Until Tomorrow                      [03:32]

Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side 1996

   1. Irma Thomas - Take A Look                               [02:58]
   2. Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side                        [02:55]
   3. Irma Thomas - Baby Don't Look Down                      [02:29]
   4. Irma Thomas - Times Have Changed                        [02:27]
   5. Irma Thomas - I Done Got Over It                        [02:55]
   6. Irma Thomas - It's Raining                              [02:57]
   7. Irma Thomas - Somebody Told You                         [02:31]
   8. Irma Thomas - Wait Wait Wait                            [02:38]
   9. Irma Thomas - Break-A-Way                               [02:35]
  10. Irma Thomas - I Havn't Got Time To Cry                  [02:45]
  11. Irma Thomas - Some Things You Never Get Use To          [03:00]
  12. Irma Thomas - Look Up                                   [02:32]
  13. Irma Thomas - Ruler Of My Heart                         [02:45]
  14. Irma Thomas - I Need Your Love So Bad                   [03:16]
  15. Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care                   [02:20]
  16. Irma Thomas - (I Want) A True True Love                 [02:49]
  17. Irma Thomas - I Did My Part                             [02:24]
  18. Irma Thomas - You Don't Miss A Good Thing               [02:19]
  19. Irma Thomas - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)[03:00]
  20. Irma Thomas - Straight From The Heart                   [02:28]
  21. Irma Thomas - Gone                                      [02:17]
  22. Irma Thomas - Two Winters Long                          [02:38]
  23. Irma Thomas - Without Love (There Is Nothing )          [03:01]
  24. Irma Thomas - It's A Man's, Woman's World               [03:15]

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