He was a strange character, to say the least. He was a genius on the piano. Anything you would ask him to play, he could play it and play it well. He would play a classical piece, then play it backwards just as fluently -- without missing a beat.
"Irma Thomas" 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 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album/Best Contemporary Blues Album for After the Rain (Irma Thomas album)/After the Rain, her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years.
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