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Marcia Ball

A singer-songwriter with a wicked wit and a sharp observational eye, Marcia Ball's good-time boogies are steeped in the spirit and traditions of New Orleans jazz and blues, full of personality and humour. Born in Texas and raised in Louisiana, Ball was taught to play the piano by her grandmother and spent a good chunk of her childhood huddled around a piano with her family singing ragtime hits and show tunes. She also picked up the guitar at age 14 and started singing in psychedelic rock bands when she was in college. She moved to Austin in 1970 and released her first album as pa...