Born February 18th, 1941 in rural Ponchatoula Louisiana, and by 1959 young Irma was a waitress and single mother of three working at a segregated New Orleans' nightclub. She was reportedly discovered by band leader Tommy Ridgley whose insistence she sing with his band eventually got her fired. It was just one of many battles in Irma's long & tangled path to retain her dignity through the showbiz jungle. Her debut single for Ron records, "(You Can Have My Husband