Be sure to tune in next Tuesday, February 18 as we celebrate Irma Thomas' birthday with a special program: "Irma's Story," produced by three of WWOZ's veteran show hosts, Cole Williams, Neil Pellegrin, and George Ingmire. Our wide-ranging conversation with Irma addresses her early years, her time working with Allen Toussaint and other New Orleans greats, the twists and turns her life has taken, and how she got the title of Soul Queen. We've added great songs from throughout her career to an amazing interview with this unique woman, who's at once both down to earth and extraordinary--a True Queen of New Orleans! The two-hour special will air twice on February 18: at 12 noon on Cole Williams' New Orleans Music Show, and at 8 pm on Neil Pellegrin's 1950s R&B Show.