Irma Thomas - Dr John Through to the Million-Selling Legend Norah Jones
www.tftw.org.uk £1/19/11d - £2.00 - €3.00 - $3.75 Covering all types of roots music including Rock'n'Roll, R&B, The Roots Music Networking Group soul, jazz, folk, Issue No. 55 country and Soon to become a collector’s item much more Davell Crawford, David Torkanowsky and Irma Thomas - Dr John through to the million-selling Legend Norah Jones. The album is the brainchild of Rounder Records’ Scott Billington and Irma Thomas, ‘the reigning soul queen of most of the songs ‘work’, although Paul New Orleans’ paid a flying visit to London and I have different favourites. in June, accompanied by her husband, Emile. The main purpose of the visit was to attend the Mojo Music Magazine Awards Ceremony on 16th June where Irma collected her ‘Legend’ award. We also asked Irma about New Orleans now and her own plans for the future. Well, as has been reported elsewhere, her Club – ‘The Lion’s Den’, wrecked by Katrina has gone for good and she has no intention of opening another. However, she was positive about the City’s future, whilst acknowledging that some ‘refugees’ would never return. I did get a telling-off when I commented on the lack of black faces on the Thursday and Friday of the second © Paul Harris weekend of this year’s JazzFest: ‘Well, they’ll have been working!’ She doesn’t suffer fools (like me) gladly, but apart However, Irma also took the opportunity from that, Irma received us with grace to promote her forthcoming album and charm, and looked as radiant and ‘Simply Grand’ scheduled for August stunning as ever – truly a glam’ granny release.
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