Her first four Imperial singles all charted on Billboard's pop chart, but her later releases were less successful.
These included "Wish Someone Would Care", her biggest national hit its B-side "Breakaway", written by Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheely (later covered by Tracey Ullman, among others) "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)", co-written by a young Randy Newman and future country star Jeannie Seely and its B-side, "Time Is on My Side", a song previously recorded by Kai Winding and later by the Rolling Stones. Imperial Records acquired Minit in 1963, and a string of successful releases followed. She then began recording on the Minit label, working with songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint on songs including "It's Raining" and "Ruler of My Heart", which was later reinterpreted by Otis Redding as "Pain in My Heart". Her first single, "Don't Mess with My Man," was released in late 1959, and reached number 22 on the US Billboard R&B chart. Keeping her second ex-husband's surname, she worked as a waitress in New Orleans, occasionally singing with bandleader Tommy Ridgley, who helped her land a record deal with the local Ron label. By the time she was 19, she had been married twice and had four children. She auditioned for Specialty Records at the age of 13. īorn Irma Lee, as a teenager she sang with a Baptist church choir. 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. Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Irma Thomas (born February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer from New Orleans.
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