Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas | |
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Thomas in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irma Lee |
| Also known as | Soul Queen of New Orleans |
| Born | February 18, 1941 Ponchatoula, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959–present |
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Irma Thomas (née Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans".
Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. In 2007, she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for After the Rain, her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years.