Marcia Ball

Marcia Ball in concert (2005)
Background information
Born (1949-03-20) March 20, 1949 (age 63)
Orange, Texas, United States
Genres New Orleans R&B
Swamp blues
Louisiana blues
Texas blues
Occupations Musician
Instruments Piano
Vocals
Years active 1970–present
Associated acts Lou Ann Barton
Angela Strehli
Irma Thomas
Tracy Nelson
Website Marcia Ball.com

Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949, Orange, Texas, United States)[1] is an American blues singer and pianist, born in Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana.[1] She was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist... where Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues-swamp meet."[2] The Boston Globe described her music as "an irresistible celebratory blend of rollicking, two-fisted New Orleans piano, Louisiana swamp-rock and smoldering Texas blues from a contemporary storyteller."[3]

Contents

Career [link]

Born into a musical family, Ball began playing piano at age 5, and showed an early interest in New Orleans style piano playing, as exemplified by Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and James Booker. She has named Irma Thomas, the New Orleans vocalist, as her chief vocal inspiration. Ball entered Louisiana State University in the late 1960s as an English major.[1] In college, she played in a psychedelic rock and roll band, called Gum.[1] In 1970, at age 21, she started a progressive country band called Freda and the Firedogs in Austin, Texas, and began her solo career in 1974.[4]

Ball is known for her piano style, which shows elements of zydeco, swamp blues, Louisiana blues and boogie woogie.[5] She began her recording career as a solo artist with Rounder Records in the 1980s and early 1990s.[4] In 2001, she joined Chicago-based Alligator Records.

Her Rounder album, Sing It!, which also featured vocalists Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson, released in January 1998 was nominated for both a Grammy Award and a Blues Music Award as "Best Contemporary Blues Album." Ball also received the 1998 Blues Music Award for "Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Best Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards."[6] She was awarded “Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” for her albums Presumed Innocent (2002) and So Many Rivers (2004). The same year she also won “Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year-Female.” She won the "Best Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards" again in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Her 2003 Alligator release, So Many Rivers, was nominated for a Grammy as were Live! Down The Road (2005) and Peace, Love & BBQ (2008). She was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 1990.

Ball has continued to work with Irma Thomas. In 2006, the two contributed a duet ("Look Up") on the New Orleans Social Club release, Sing Me Back Home (Burgundy Records/Honey Darling Records). In 2007, the two contributed another duet ("I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind") to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard Records).

Ball, who has established herself as an important player in the club scenes in both New Orleans, Louisiana and Austin continues to work at festivals and clubs throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.[1] The current[when?] band members are Ball (piano, vocals); Don Bennett (bass, vocals); Mike Schermer (guitar, vocals); Damien Llanes (drums, vocals); Thad Scott (saxophone).[7]

Discography [link]

Solo or principal artist [link]

Other contributions [link]

Filmography [link]

Festival appearances [link]

See also [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ a b c d e Allmusic biography
  2. ^ Gundersen, Edna. USA Today, February 5, 2006
  3. ^ Gilbert, Andrew (19 February 2006), "A Gulf Coast treasure breaks out", Boston Globe, https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/02/19/a_gulf_coast_treasure_breaks_out/, retrieved 26 October 2009 
  4. ^ a b Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. pp. 90. ISBN 1-85868-255-X. 
  5. ^ Blues.about.com biography
  6. ^ The Rosebud Agency Bio
  7. ^ Marciaball.com

External links [link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marcia Ball

https://wn.com/Marcia_Ball

Sing It

"Sing It" is a song by American recording artist Rebecca Black. It was released on the iTunes Store under the label RB Records, as Black's fourth single on May 8, 2012. "Sing It" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, surprising some due to the song not being modified with the pitch correcting software Auto-Tune that was used in Black's previous singles. The accompanying music video was premiered the day before.

Background

On May 2, 2012, Black revealed that she was going to release a single titled "Sing It". Black unveiled the single artwork through her official website. A preview of 30 seconds was posted at YouTube. A studio version leaked via Radio Disney a few days before official premiere. On May 8, 2012, the accompanying music video was uploaded on Black's YouTube channel, with release of the single digitally at iTunes Store.

About the song, Black said: "It's called 'Sing It' and it's very different from past songs I've released. It has a really fun feel to it and is just about letting loose and letting the music take over."

Read more
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Sing_It

Disney Sing It

Disney Sing It is a karaoke video game and sequel to High School Musical: Sing It!. It was released on October 28, 2008 across multiple platforms. The game's product description refers to additional downloadable song packs being available. However, as of 28 April 2009, Disney Interactive Support has replied (to a query): "Thank you for contacting us.In some circumstances we need to make some business decisions and drop certain projects that might have been planned or even announced previously. This case falls in one of those situations and currently we don't have any plans on adding any downloadable contents for either Disney Sing It title."

The game has received mixed reviews, with both 1UP.com and IGN praising its accessibility towards kids but finding serious fault with the gameplay, with Official Xbox Magazine ultimately calling it a "gateway game" at best.

Track List

  • Aly & AJ - Potential Break-Up song
  • Aly & AJ - Chemicals React
  • Billy Ray Cyrus - Ready, Set, Don't Go
  • Camp Rock - We Rock
    • Read more
    This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Disney_Sing_It

    Podcasts:

    Marcia Ball

    ALBUMS

    The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man

    Released 2014

    Roadside Attractions

    Released 2011

    Peace, Love & BBQ

    Released 2008

    Live! Down the Road

    Released 2005

    So Many Rivers

    Released 2003

    Presumed Innocent

    Released 2001

    Let Me Play With Your Poodle

    Released 1997

    Blue House

    Released 1994

    Dreams Come True

    Released 1990

    Gatorhythms

    Released 1989

    Hot Tamale Baby

    Released 1985

    Soulful Dress

    Released 1983

    Circuit Queen

    Released 1978

    Sing It!

    Email this Page Play all in Full Screen Show More Related Videos
    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Sing It

    by: Josh Wilson

    All the words in all the world could never say enough
    All the notes in my guitar could never play enough
    But You've placed this song inside my heart
    And all I know to do for You is sing it
    No, it's not much, but it's what I've got
    And all I know to do for You is sing it
    I have tried so hard to find the perfect melody
    But nothing I could ever write comes close to Your glory
    But You've placed this song inside my heart
    And all I know to do for You is sing it
    No, it's not much, but it's what I've got




    ×
    ×
    ×
    ×