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Interview: Irma Curry (Part 2)

Interview: Irma Curry (Part 2)

Irma Curry was a big band singer at a time when most big bands were shifting to the blues and the college dance circuit. Despite the trend, Irma developed a style all her own and stuck with it, with an emphasis on romantic ballads that she delivered with enormous feeling. In some respects, she had been ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Irma Curry (Part 1)

Interview: Irma Curry (Part 1)

Irma Curry may not be a familiar name to you, but in the early 1950s she was a star vocalist in Lionel Hampton's band. In 1962, she recorded a superb album for Columbia called Love Is a Necessary Evil. The band arranged by Al Cohn and conducted by  Don Elliot including Hal McKusick (as), Barry Galbraith and ...


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