REVELING IN THE BLUES MARCIA BALL TAKES IT TO THE STUDIO

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: July 4, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

JIM McGUINNESS, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-04-1997
REVELING IN THE BLUES MARCIA BALL TAKES IT TO THE STUDIO
By JIM McGUINNESS, Staff Writer
Date: 07-04-1997, Friday
Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star
Column: MUSIC

MUSIC PREVIEW

MARCIA BALL: . Tuesday. The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont,
N.Y. (914) 359-1089. Also: Summertime Blues Cruise, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Seaport Liberty Cruises, Pier 16, South Street Seaport,
Manhattan, $20 advance, $25 day of show. (888) DA-BLUES.

Marcia Ball hears the question ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Jazzy Marcia Ball wows Hawkfest crowd
; ...THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Not even Marcia Ball can resist shaking a leg to...was happening at the end of Ball's arms where her fingers blazed...you were in the Big Easy as Ball's music blends elements of zydeco...boogie woogie. The only time Ball's feet stayed still was when...
PEOPLE WE KNOW: Marcia Ball sings blues, but is no litterbug.
; Byline: Jane Mcbride Sep. 10--Marcia Ball likes to say she had to come...residency and the Austin residency, Ball said by phone this past week...homes. Although piano chanteuse Ball seemed destined to move to Austin...her here sooner than later. Ball had decided to move to San Francisco...
MARCIA BALL.(CITY LIFE)
; ...Almost everyone played piano in Marcia Ball's family. Her grandmother. Her...So when she reached age 5, Ball's parents slipped her behind...was too young to fight back, Ball now says. I remember my first...days, when it comes to playing, Ball doesn't get embarrassed anymore...
Having a Ball; To hear Marcia Ball tell it, a career in music is just a happy accident
; DETAILS Marcia Ball, Sun., 7:30 p.m., Long's Park...constant her entire life, Marcia Ball said she never set out to make it a career. The modest Ball -- whose last album, "Presumed...one-step-at-a-time life for me," Ball, who will perform Sunday night...
Ball going to get S.L. crowd rollin'
; ...being a touring artist such as Marcia Ball, who will play Red Butte Garden...just going to have to drip," Ball said of the leaking ceiling...sit-on-your-hands-and-watch-me performer," Ball said. "I want to people to...order to make me comfortable." Ball's Salt Lake City stop is ...
Profile: Definition of the blues from pianist Marica Ball
; ...occasional series My Fellow Americans, we've decided to hear today from one of "The Blues'" leading pianist, Marcia Ball. Ms. MARCIA BALL: I'm Marcia Ball. I'm a piano player. (Soundbite of music) Ms. BALL: I live in Austin, Texas. I grew up in Louisiana...
Marcia Ball's longtime blues
; ...musician enjoys the long haul Marcia Ball -- the veteran singer, pianist...is where she wants to be. Ball is still playing her brand of...ve enjoyed my tenure here," Ball said in a phone interview...Handy All-Stars lineup features Ball and her band, Ruth Brown with...
Dressed to thrill: Mountain Stage artist Marcia Ball is a smart dresser - and a killer piano player
; If you go What: Marcia Ball at Mountain Stage When...com DAILY MAIL STAFF When Marcia Ball walks onto the stage at...the audience." Yet when Ball's hands start working the...made her home for 35 years. Ball's a combination of boogie...
Pianist/singer Marcia Ball is taking a different approach to her new album.(Originated from The Virginian-Pilot)
; ...professional and personal life of Marcia Ball. It's where her manager posts...from a refrigerator,'' said Ball. ``If you had called me five...needed to. The same applies to Ball's no-nonsense approach to the...Orleans second-line rhythms. Ball was 13 when she saw Irma Thomas...
Ball stomps with her swamp Musician cooks musical gumbo at Lensic, El Rey
; Marcia Ball is getting the kind of exposure this year...Fairgrounds is," Ball said. On her 2005 CD "Live! Marcia Ball -- Down the Road" is Randy Newman's song...place. People my age are kickin' butt." Marcia Ball WHEN and WHERE: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct...