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Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

soulbluesrhythm and bluesfemale vocalistsNew Orleans
511.8K listeners4.1M plays
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About Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas (b. February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula, Louisiana) whose only national chart hit in a 50 year career is 1963's "Wish Someone Would Care", is an enduring, Grammy winning, soul, gospel, rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. Known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans", she is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but did not tour as relentlessly, and industry support and major commercial success eluded her for decades. Thomas, who once was told by execs at Atlantic in the late 60's that "she just didn't have it anymore"

Top Tracks

1

Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)

1.4M plays
2

Time Is On My Side

437.3K plays
3

Ruler of My Heart

386.3K plays
4

It's Raining

211.8K plays
5

Wish Someone Would Care

166.1K plays
6

Straight From The Heart

182.8K plays
7

I Need Your Love So Bad

85.8K plays
8

Take A Look

71.2K plays
9

Breakaway

68.6K plays
10

Don't Mess With My Man

37.6K plays

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