tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post5352153513864722577..comments2024-03-28T07:27:42.810-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: Happy 80th Birthday, To Miss Irma ThomasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-71619125254969065132021-02-20T03:51:59.197-08:002021-02-20T03:51:59.197-08:00Lovely stuff. Many happy returns to Dame Irma, she...Lovely stuff. Many happy returns to Dame Irma, she who can do no wrong, and thanks to you for the selection. Cheers! dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-49859022087417163962021-02-18T21:31:37.067-08:002021-02-18T21:31:37.067-08:00The two she does that slay me are "Ruler of M...The two she does that slay me are "Ruler of My Heart", which sounds like nothing else to me, containing equal part mystery and drama; and "Wish Someone Would Care", which I love so much I have both the 60s version and the 7-minute-plus version from the 1970s, where her forlorn screeches rival John Lennon's pained vocals in the long coda to "Mother". Timeless music.<br />C in CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-46251311692857978532021-02-18T15:09:54.431-08:002021-02-18T15:09:54.431-08:00I hear that. It really is that good. I hear that. It really is that good. Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-52852930352828322752021-02-18T14:58:21.384-08:002021-02-18T14:58:21.384-08:00Amen to all that you have written. Id love to see ...Amen to all that you have written. Id love to see her live.... and visit New Orleans!kodak ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724314866276149241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-3902348442755790132021-02-18T14:55:19.162-08:002021-02-18T14:55:19.162-08:00I firmly believe that her best album is the one th...I firmly believe that her best album is the one that was just released as part of the Newvelle NO series. Sadly, she hasn't been able to perform live in support of it. pmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304699141495007869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-77632174049667368032021-02-18T13:44:48.469-08:002021-02-18T13:44:48.469-08:00I am so missing not having plans for late April or...I am so missing not having plans for late April or first of May at JazzFest this year.<br /><br />But, considering the October reboot.....<br /><br />https://www.nojazzfest.com/A Walk In The Woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-62803672969826072762021-02-18T10:38:30.171-08:002021-02-18T10:38:30.171-08:00I have a dozen or so songs of hers in my library a...I have a dozen or so songs of hers in my library and always meant to dive deeper. None of these songs were in the library. Loved "Take a Look" right off the bat and downloaded the album to listen to. Now's a good a time as any. Thanks for the nudge once againcmealhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201121023050701074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-53180009791508172762021-02-18T09:58:19.414-08:002021-02-18T09:58:19.414-08:00Sal, did you see her Christmas concert online? It...Sal, did you see her Christmas concert online? It was magnificent.sclinchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069220308628291546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-40717019736238281572021-02-18T09:10:20.760-08:002021-02-18T09:10:20.760-08:00I took my first trip to NOLA in 91, and in 1992 Ir...I took my first trip to NOLA in 91, and in 1992 Irma released the album True Believer. I picked that up and was hooked. My then-fiancee (now wife) fell in love with it too and since then we've seen Irma every chance we get. At the Lions Den years ago, we were talking to her in between sets and she introduced me to Pinetop Perkins, who was sitting at the bar. Pretty cool night. Love Irma and cannot wait to hear her new album on Nevelle records. Hoping we get to see her again. Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863565099476649907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-91405787818166034982021-02-18T08:26:44.081-08:002021-02-18T08:26:44.081-08:00My introduction to her was thirty or forty years a...My introduction to her was thirty or forty years ago through a song lyric by Jimmy Buffett from his song, "Saxophones." "Sweet Irma Thomas and Frogman Henry used to boogie woogie all night long."<br /><br />I immediately went out and bought their records and was hooked. The biggest revelation for me was "Time is on My side."jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163288965119447213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-71877877320808731532021-02-18T05:47:57.693-08:002021-02-18T05:47:57.693-08:00Stranded at home and listening now! Thank you! H...Stranded at home and listening now! Thank you! Happy Birthday, Irma.Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-7548425999764779052021-02-18T05:32:39.292-08:002021-02-18T05:32:39.292-08:00Irma is magic.
I was lucky enough to see (and of ...Irma is magic.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to see (and of course hear) her at The Turning Point up in Piermont, NY. A wonderful tiny room with great sound that holds less than 100 people at a time, so I was only a few feet from her.<br /><br />She stole and melted my heart. She is the best! Only Aretha and Mavis Staples can rival her in talent.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Irma.<br /><br />Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com