Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas (née Lee; amezaliwa 18 Februari 1941)  ni mwimbaji kutoka New Orleans, Marekani. 

Thomas anaishi na kufanya kazi zake wakati mmoja na Aretha Franklin na Etta James, lakini hakuwahi kupata mafanikio ya kibiashara makubwa zaidi yao. Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Irma Thomas". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2010. Mnamo 2007, alishinda tuzo ya Grammy ya Albamu Bora ya Kisasa ya Blues ya After the Rain, Grammy yake ya kwanza katika taaluma iliyochukua zaidi ya miaka 50 ya maisha yake. <ref"></ref>

 Maisha na kazi 
Alizaliwa na kupewa jina la Irma Lee, huko Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Marekani,  alikuwa binti wa Percy Lee, fundi wa vyuma , na Vader Lee, ambaye alifanya kazi za ndani kwenye nyumba za waajiri wake. 1950 United States Federal Census, New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana, E.D. Number 36-504, p. 43-44 Akiwa katika umri wa kati ya  miaka 13 hadi 19 , aliimba pamoja na kwaya ya kanisa la Baptist. Alifanya majaribio ya Rekodi Maalum akiwa na umri wa miaka 13. Kufikia umri wa miaka 19, alikuwa ameolewa mara mbili na alikuwa na watoto wanne. Akihifadhi jina la mume wake wa pili wa zamani, alifanya kazi kama mhudumu huko New Orleans, mara kwa mara akiimba na kiongozi wa bendi Tommy Ridgley, ambaye alimsaidia kupata mkataba wa rekodi na lebo ya eneo la Ron . Wimbo wake wa kwanza, "Don't Mess with My Man",  ulitolewa mwishoni mwa mwaka wa 1959, na kufikia nambari 22 kwenye chati ya R&B ya Marekani. Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Irma Thomas". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2010. 

 Washawishi 

 Etta James
 Mahalia Jackson
 Pearl Bailey
 Nancy Wilson
 Brook Benton
 John Lee Hooker
 Percy Mayfield 

 Diskografia 

 Miziki isiyo katika albamu 
 Mwaka  A  B  Lebo na marejeo  Takwimu za chati za Marekani 1959  "Don't Mess with My Man"  "Set Me Free" Rekodi ya Ron 328  No. 22 – R&B 1959  "A Good Man"  "I May Be Wrong" Rekodi ya Ron 330   1961  "Girl Needs Boy"  "Cry On" Rekodi ya Minit 625   1961  "It's Too Soon to Know"  "That's All I Ask" Rekodi ya Minit  633   1962  "Gone"  "I Done Got Over It" Rekodi ya Minit   642   1962  "It's Raining"  "I Did My Part" Rekodi ya Minit   653   1962  "Two Winters Long"  "Somebody Told Me" Rekodi ya Minit   660   1963  "Ruler of My Heart"  "Hittin' on Nothing"  Rekodi ya Minit   666   1963  "For Goodness Sake"  "Whenever (Look Up)" Rekodi ya Bandy   368   1963  "Foolish Girl"  "When I Met You" Rekodi ya Bumba   711   1964  "Wish Someone Would Care"  "Breakaway" Rekodi ya Imperial   66013  No. 17 – Pop  1964  "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)"   "Time Is on My Side" Rekodi ya Imperial   66041  No. 52 – Pop  1964  "Times Have Changed"   "Moments to Remember"  Rekodi ya Imperial   66069  No. 98 – Pop  1964  "He's My Guy"   "(I Want A) True, True Love"  Rekodi ya Imperial   66080  No. 63 – Pop 1965  "Some Things You Never Get Used To"   "You Don't Miss a Good Thing" Rekodi ya Imperial   66095   1965 "I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry"  "Nobody Wants to Hear Nobody's Troubles" Rekodi ya Imperial   66106    1965  "It's Starting to Get to Me Now"  "Hurt's All Gone"  Rekodi ya Imperial   66120    1965  "Take a Look"  "What Are You Trying to Do" Rekodi ya Imperial   66137      1966  "It's a Man's-Woman's World (part 1)"  "It's a Man's-Woman's World (part 2)" Rekodi ya Imperial   66178    1967  "Somewhere Crying"  "Cheater Man" Rekodi ya Chess 2010    1967  "A Woman Will Do Wrong"   "I Gave You Everything" Rekodi ya Chess   2017   1968  "Good to Me"   "We Got Something Good" Chess Records 2036  No. 42 – R&B 1970  "Save a Little Bit For Me"  "That's How I Feel About You" Rekodi ya Canyon  21    1971  "I'd Do It All Over You"  "We Won't Be in Your Way Anymore"  Rekodi ya Canyon   31   1972  "Full Time Woman"  "She's Taking My Part" Rekodi ya Cotillion 41444   1973  "She'll Never Be Your Wife"  "You're the Dog" Rekodi ya Fungus   15119   1973  "In Between Tears (part 1)"  "In Between Tears (part 2)" Rekodi ya Fungus   15141    1974  "Coming from Behind (part 1)"  "Coming from Behind (part 2)" Rekodi ya Fungus   15353   1977  "Don't Blame Him"  "Breakaway" Maison de Soul 1012    1978  "Hip Shakin' Mama"  "Hittin' on Nothin'" Maison de Soul 1058   1979  "Safe With Me"  "Zero Willpower" Rekodi ya RCS   1006  1980  "Take What You Find"  "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" Rekodi ya RCS   1008  1980  "A Woman Left Lonely"  "Dance Me Down Easy" Rekodi ya RCS   1010   1981  "Looking Back"  "Don't Stop" Rekodi ya RCS   1013   1988  "Mardi Gras Mambo"  "I Believe Saints Go All the Way"Sound of New Orleans 10311                   2013  "For The Rest Of My Life"  "Forever Young" Swamp Island                  

 Albamu 
 Mwaka  Jina   Lebo  Nukuu 1979  Irma Thomas Sings Bandy  Bandy/Minit  1983  Time Is on My Side Kent  Minit/Imperial  1986  Break-A-Way: The Best of Irma Thomas Legendary Masters Series (EMI-USA)  1987  BreakaWay Stateside  Minit/Imperial  1990  Something Good: The Muscle Shoals Sessions MCA/|Chess  Rekodi ya Chess   1991  Safe with Me/Irma Thomas Live Paula  1992  Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas Volume 1 EMI-USA  Minit/Imperial 1996  Ruler of Hearts Charly  Rekodi ya Minit/Bandy/Island 1996  Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection Razor & Tie  Minit/Imperial  1996  Time Is on My Side Kent  Toleo lililoongezwa la 1983 LP 2001  If You Want It, Come and Get It Rounder  2005  Straight from the Soul Stateside  Minit/Imperial  2006  A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings Ace  Fungus/Canyon/RCS  2006  Wish Someone Would Care/Take a Look Collectables  Imperial  2009  The Soul Queen of New Orleans: 50th Anniversary Celebration Rounder  Nyimbo tatu ambazo hazijatolewa, kati ya nyimbo kumi na tano

Washiriki walioalikwa
 mwaka  Jina  Msanii  Lebo  Nukuu 1993  Blues Summit  B.B. King Rekodi ya MCA  Kolabo ya  "We're Gonna Make It" 2005  I Believe to My Soul  Wasanii mbalimbali Rekodi ya Rhino  Wakiimba "Loving Arms" 2005  Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast  Wasanii mbalimbali  Elektra/Nonesuch]]  Wakiimba "Back Water Blues" 2006  Sing Me Back Home  Klnabu ya Kijamii ya New Orleans Burgundy/Honey Darling  Kolabo na  Marcia Ball kwenye nyimbo ya "Look Up" 2007  Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino  Various artists Rekodi ya Vanguard]]  Kolabo na  Marcia Ball kwenye wimbo wa "I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind" 2010  Ya-Ka-May  Galactic Rekodi ya Anti-]]  Akiingiza sauti kwenye nyimbo ya  "Heart of Steel" 2011 Let Them Talk(katika albamu ya Hugh Laurie)  Hugh Laurie Rekodi ya Warner Bros.]]  Akiingiza sauti kwenye "John Henry" na kwenye nyimbo ya  "Baby, Please Make a Change"

 Filamu 
 Mwaka   Jina   Nukuu 1978  Always for Pleasure  2005  Make It Funky!  2006  New Orleans Music in Exile  2010  Treme  Mfululizo wa Filamu ya televisheni

 Marejeo 

Jamii:Washindi wa Tuzo za Grammy
Jamii:Watu walio hai
Jamii:Waliozaliwa 1941
Jamii:Waimbaji wa Marekani