Date of Birth
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18-February-1941
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Place of Birth
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Ponchatoula
(United States of America, Louisiana, Tangipahoa Parish)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Erma Thomas, Irma Lee, The Soul Queen of New Orleans
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Profession
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Singer, Musician, Songwriter
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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 Best Contemporary Blues Album for After the Rain, her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years.
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