Come On Children Let's Sing

Irma Thomas performing "Come On Children Let's Sing" at Jazz Fest.

It's Raining

Irma Thomas performing "It's Raining" at this year's Jazz Fest, a song appropriate for our recent weather.

John Henry

Irma Thomas performing "John Henry" with Hugh Laurie.

Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas

After working together for over 50 years, this may have been Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas' last performance together. From late last month, "I Wish Someone Would Care" and "Old Records".

It's Raining

A song to reflect the weather from the last couple weeks, "It's Raining" performed by Irma Thomas.

Irma Thomas on Bandstand

I saw Irma Thomas perform last Sunday at the DC Jazz Festival. For Throwback Thursday, here is Thomas singing "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" on American Bandstand, just two months short of fifty years ago.

Irma Thomas Being Bad

Irma Thomas performing "For the Rest of My Life" on a recent Rhythm & Blues cruise.



And Bob Dylan's "Forever Young".

Time Is On My Side

Irma Thomas—accompanied by Allen Toussaint—performs "Time Is On My Side", a song that Mick Jagger copied from her. One of the amazing thinks about Thomas is that her voice is still as powerful as it was when she first recorded this song almost 50 years ago.

Irma's Tribute to Mahalia

Irma Thomas' Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, from Jazz Fest earlier this month.

In five parts consisting of:

1-"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "I Believe/Somebody Bigger Than You And I/How Great Thou Art"

2-"God Will Take Care of You"

3-"Didn't It Rain"

4-"If I Can Help Somebody" and "Come on Children Let's Sing"

5-An amazing finale of Thomas A Dorsey's "Precious Lord"

The Soul Queen of New Orkeans

A recent Irma Thomas performance of "Love Don't Change" and "It's Raining".

May Ev'ry Day Be Christmas

One final Christmas song as the year ends. Irma Thomas and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform "May Ev'ry Day Be Christmas".

Irma Thomas in Europe

A couple laid back songs from Irma Thomas' recent performance at the Lucerne Blues Festival.

"In the Middle of It All" accompanied by special finger snaps



"Let It Be Me"

Forever Young

Another great Irma Thomas performance, her cover of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young".

Jazz Fest 2012

A couple clips from last weekend's New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Irma Thomas - "Got To Bring It With You"

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"

Dirty Dozen Brass Band - "Best Of All"

Irma Thomas Concert

Videos from a recent Irma Thomas concert. I am always amazed at how effortless she makes her performances appear.

"Love Don't Change", "Let It Be Me", "If You Want Love",



"You Will Hear", "Ruler of My Heart", "Your Love"



"I Done Got Over" - The Second Line

Irma Thomas - Mahalia Jackson Tribute

Irma Thomas' tribute to Mahalia Jackson.

Irma Thomas

I have done a couple posts with Irma Thomas videos in the past (June 2, 2010 & February 22, 2010), but she deserves another post. She turned 70 in February, and I have to say that I can hardly tell the difference between her voice today, and 50 years ago.

"The Same Love that Made Me Laugh"



"Old Records"



"I Done Got Over"

Christmas 2010

"A Creole Christmas" at the Preservation Hall.



Irma Thomas - "Go Tell it on the Mountain"



Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "Silent Night"




If you like this, try these previous posts:

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band - January 22, 2010

Irma Thomas - February 22, 2010

Rock & Roll Turns 65/Sister Rosetta Tharpe - September 17, 2009

Irma Thomas @ Jazz Fest 2010

A couple great videos from Irma Thomas' appearance at Jazz Fest a couple weeks ago.

"You Can Have My Husband (Please Don't Mess With My Man)"



"In the Middle of It All"



"Heart of Steel" performed with Galactic



Previous Posts with Irma Thomas
     - Irma Thomas - 2/22/2010

Irma Thomas

Last week was Mardi Gras. If I had thought ahead, I would have done posts on artists from New Orleans. Better late than never, so I am doing that this week.

First up Irma Thomas. I say her perform last summer at the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in DC. She gave an amazing performance and at the same time made it look so effortless. The only problem was that the schedule was running behind, and so her performance was a bit short. She packed a lot into her time, but I hope to get to see her agains sometime so I can see more.

This first song, "Time Is On My Side", has a bit of history. She recorded it in the 1960's and somewhere Mick Jagger saw her performance of it. He copied not only the song, but her delivery of it. At least he copied it as much as he was able to. It when on to become one of the Rollings Stones early hits, but Thomas did not really get any credit for it.



This version of "You Can Have My Husband" is from the same Jools Holland show as the previous video. Jools Holland should probably get a prize for supplying the most videos for this blog.



Finally, here is a song recorded at the funeral of Snooks Eaglin, "Singin' Hallelujah".