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Rib America Festival: The music
... of Texas roadhouse boogie with Louisiana swamp blues. She credits the influences of Professor Longhair and Irma Thomas for her New Orleans sound. Ball's horn section and accordion evoke the care-free New Orleans atmosphere, while her energetic piano ...
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New, old meet in Big Easy for Essence music fest
... said 'goodbye' in '77." The set, billed as "Essence Icons Honor LaBelle," also featured New Orleans soul diva Irma Thomas, Angie Stone and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, among others. The wind-down: Morris Day and The Time took the stage Sunday ...
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2008 Essence Music Festival begins Friday
From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
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2008 New Orleans Essence Music Festival honours Patti LaBelle
From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
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From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
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2008 Essence Music Festival begins Friday
From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
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... and thrown Mardi Gras beads. Entertainment will comes from Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Irma Thomas , the Soul Brothers Brass Band, the legendary Wild Tchoupitoulas, Randy Newman and Allen Toussaint . Get ready to hear some ...
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New Orleans musicians to kick off Democratic convention
... in Denver will groove to the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring guitarist Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Irma Thomas and Marva Wright, plus three of the four original Meters, the Soul Rebels Brass Band and the Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras ...
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This terrific double bill pairs Crescent City icon Irma Thomas, the renowned Soul Queen of New Orleans, with British neo-soul man James Hunter.
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Marcia Ball: Peace, Love & BBQ
A stalwart specialist in Gulf Coast blues/R&B/zydeco, Marcia Ball is already familiar to Texas audiences for her clear-toned vocals and pounding piano - the imaginary musical daughter of Irma Thomas and ...
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Rock Picks: The Ting Tings, The Fratellis, Rilo Kiley
... and garage music, and over the course of four albums they've covered great songwriters like Jackie DeShannon, Irma Thomas, the Staple Singers, Willie Dixon, Solomon Burke and the Shangri-Las. Unlike a zillion other cover bands in the world, the ...
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Wayne Bledsoe: Bledsoe: 'Tooth' has plenty of bite even without play
... and spent much of his career backing up blues vocalist Johnny Adams - and New Orleans legends Lee Dorsey and Irma Thomas prior to that. With his own band, the Roadmasters, Washington cranks out the licks and delivers lyrics with a friendly growl. ...
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Posted by Keith I. Marszalek, NOLA.com June 02, 2008 2:33PM Categories: Weeks Irma Thomas headlines this week's "Wednesday's at the Square" in Lafayette Square.
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Allen Toussaint moves from behind the scenes
... New Orleans musician of the past 50 years -- Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Dr. John, the Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas -- and odds are that he or she has crossed paths with Allen Toussaint. One of the true triple-threat men in New Orleans, ...
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A week's worth of good music for May 23-29
... to Balcony Music Club. Silent Cinema and Steve Eck team up at Saturn Bar. At Tipitina's, see the one and only Irma Thomas and Kirk Joseph and the Backyard Groove at a benefit for the new music education organization Roots Music. --- SATURDAY --- The ...
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Irma Thomas to sing on 'Extreme Makeover'
Posted by Keith Spera, Music Writer, The Times-Picayune May 16, 2008 4:59AM Categories: Spare Notes Irma Thomas is the featured musical guest on the two-hour season finale of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home ...
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Northern Californian is entertainer of the year
... 7. Instrumentalist-Guitar - Bob Margolin 8. Soul Blues Male Artist - Bobby Rush 9. Soul Blues Female Artist - Irma Thomas 10. Soul Blues Album - The Holmes Brothers - "State of Grace" 11. Historical Album - Epic/Legacy - "Breakin' It UP, Breakin' it ...
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... familiar to Texas audiences for her clear-toned vocals and pounding piano - the imaginary musical daughter of Irma Thomas and Professor Longhair. And though she rarely deviates from her formula of mixing let-the-good-times-roll romps with ...
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Irma Thomas celebrates 25 years of celebrating mothers at Audubon Zoo.
Irma Thomas accepts the award for best contemporary blues album for 'After the Rain' at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb.
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Jazzfest reaffirmed art and life in Big Easy
... Tent and two fabulouso performances: the Zion Harmonizers and a tribute to Mahalia Jackson topped off by Irma Thomas' from-the-heart-and-guts soulful cries of faith and song. Elsewhere, there were plenty of big-scaled attractions, including ...
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