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Happy birthday to the Soul Queen of New Orleans!

KNKX Public Radio | By Robin Lloyd
Published February 18, 2011 at 10:56 AM PST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh2UVm5vzcI

Irma Thomas celebrates her 70th birthday today.  She's been enthralling audiences for 50 years now, just as she delighted us with her Studio Session at KPLU last October.

Robin Lloyd will be playing a selection from that session on today's Blue Plate Special starting at noon.
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Studio Sessions Irma ThomasBluesSoulLive Studio Sessions
Robin Lloyd
Originally from Detroit, Robin Lloyd has been presenting jazz, blues and Latin jazz on public radio for nearly 40 years. She's a member of the Jazz Education Network and the Jazz Journalists Association.
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