Irma Thomas (née Lee; born February 18, 1941) 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. == Life and career == Born Irma Lee, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana,... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Wish Someone Would Care - #2: Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) - #3: He's My Guy - #4: Times Have Changed - #5: Don't Mess with My Man