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Listen to Irma Thomas, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Irma Thomas

R&B/Soul

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Top Songs By Irma Thomas

Listen to Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) by Irma Thomas, see lyrics, music video & more!
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)Irma Thomas
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Wish Someone Would CareIrma Thomas
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Time Is On My SideIrma Thomas
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How Glad I AmGalactic & Irma Thomas
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Where I BelongGalactic & Irma Thomas
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Straight from the HeartIrma Thomas
Listen to Love's Gonna Find A Way Again by Galactic & Irma Thomas, see lyrics, music video & more!
Love's Gonna Find A Way AgainGalactic & Irma Thomas
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Ruler of My HeartIrma Thomas
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Straight from the HeartIrma Thomas
Listen to Heart of Steel (feat. Irma Thomas) by Galactic, see lyrics, music video & more!
Heart of Steel (feat. Irma Thomas)Galactic

Latest Release

Listen to Audience With the Queen by Galactic & Irma Thomas
ALBUMAudience With the QueenGalactic & Irma Thomas

More albums from Irma Thomas

Listen to These Four Walls by Irma Thomas
ALBUMThese Four WallsIrma Thomas
Listen to Two Phases of Irma Thomas by Irma Thomas
ALBUMTwo Phases of Irma ThomasIrma Thomas
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ALBUMSimply GrandIrma Thomas
Listen to After the Rain by Irma Thomas
ALBUMAfter the RainIrma Thomas
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ALBUMIf You Want It, Come and Get ItIrma Thomas
Listen to My Heart's In Memphis: The Songs Of Dan Penn by Irma Thomas
ALBUMMy Heart's In Memphis: The Songs Of Dan PennIrma Thomas
Listen to Sing It! by Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson
ALBUMSing It!Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson
Listen to The Story Of My Life by Irma Thomas
ALBUMThe Story Of My LifeIrma Thomas
Listen to Walk Around Heaven: New Orleans Gospel Soul by Irma Thomas
ALBUMWalk Around Heaven: New Orleans Gospel SoulIrma Thomas
Listen to True Believer by Irma Thomas
ALBUMTrue BelieverIrma Thomas
Listen to Something Good: The Muscle Shoals Sessions by Irma Thomas
ALBUMSomething Good: The Muscle Shoals SessionsIrma Thomas
Listen to Ruler of Hearts by Irma Thomas
ALBUMRuler of HeartsIrma Thomas
Listen to New Orleans Ladies: Rhythm And Blues From The Vaults Of Ric And Ron by Irma Thomas, Leona Buckles & Martha Carter
ALBUMNew Orleans Ladies: Rhythm And Blues From The Vaults Of Ric And RonIrma Thomas, Leona Buckles & Martha Carter
Listen to The Way I Feel by Irma Thomas
ALBUMThe Way I FeelIrma Thomas
Listen to The New Rules by Irma Thomas
ALBUMThe New RulesIrma Thomas
Listen to Safe With Me by Irma Thomas
ALBUMSafe With MeIrma Thomas
Listen to Soul Queen of New Orleans by Irma Thomas
ALBUMSoul Queen of New OrleansIrma Thomas
Listen to Soul Queen of New Orleans by Irma Thomas
ALBUMSoul Queen of New OrleansIrma Thomas
Listen to Live! at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976 by Irma Thomas
ALBUMLive! at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976Irma Thomas
Listen to In Between Tears (Remastered) by Irma Thomas
ALBUMIn Between Tears (Remastered)Irma Thomas
Listen to Take a Look by Irma Thomas
ALBUMTake a LookIrma Thomas
Listen to Wish Someone Would Care by Irma Thomas
ALBUMWish Someone Would CareIrma Thomas

Irma Thomas's Popular Music Videos

Watch Treme Music Video: Time Is On My Side (Live) music video by Dave Bartholomew, Irma Thomas & Allen Toussaint
Treme Music Video: Time Is On My Side (Live)
Dave Bartholomew, Irma Thomas & Allen Toussaint

Artist Playlists

Irma Thomas Essentials
Irma Thomas Essentials
The crown jewels and deeper treasures of New Orleans' soul queen.
Irma Thomas Essentials

About Irma Thomas

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Hometown
Ponchatoula, LA, United States
Born
February 18, 1941
Genre
R&B/Soul
The rich contralto of singer Irma Thomas—a.k.a. The Soul Queen of New Orleans—has resonated far beyond the borders of The Big Easy since her stunning run of ‘60s singles. Born Irma Lee in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1941, Thomas honed her vocal chops in a Baptist choir as a teenager. She released her upbeat, swaggering debut single, “Don’t Mess With My Man,” in 1959, but it was her mid-’60s output that earned her a reputation as an artist in league with contemporaries like Aretha Franklin and Etta James. The year 1964 was particularly significant, since that’s when she released the pensive, devotional “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand),” which included the gospel-influenced B-side “Time Is On My Side” (made into a hit by The Rolling Stones). It was followed by the resilient “Times Have Changed” and the swaying “He’s My Guy.” Though commercial success waned in the ensuing decades, Thomas earned her first Grammy for 2006’s After the Rain, and her influence left its mark on 21st-century artists as varied as Sharon Jones and Miley Cyrus.

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