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1949 - Marcia Ball was born on this day. A pianist & vocalist and a native of Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana. She is known for her piano style, which has zydeco, swamp blues, Louisiana blues and boogie woogie. 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." She also received the 1998 Blues Music Award for "Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Best Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards." She is still influential 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. |