Marcia Ball missed my call at our appointed interview time because her ringer was off and she was reading Eudora Welty’s “Golden Apples.” “She’ll take you away, I’ll tell you,” the blues singer and ...

It was a rollicking night of blues at The Jazz Kitchen as Marcia Ball and her band took the stage on March 15, 2025. My first introduction to Ball was at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in 2014 when ...

Blues pianist Marcia Ball was creeping and beeping along Interstate 95 making her way from New York to Boston last Friday morning. It was her annual East Coast summer swing to play the NYC Rockin' the ...

Marcia Ball has had a chameleon-like career, starting off in the 1960s with rock and roll and now bringing bluesy R&B to her return to Payomet Performing Arts Center in North Truro. Find out about ...

NEW ORLEANS — Texas blues powerhouse, Marcia Ball, announced Tuesday that she is retiring from touring and performing following a recent ALS diagnosis. The five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer and ...

In addition to three-time Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush, the Peoria Blues and Heritage Music Festival will feature two artists with 11 Grammy nominations between them. The festival ...

This week, San Antonio is playing host to storied performers whose names are practically synonymous with their genres — from soul icon Smokey Robinson to Texas blues legend Marcia Ball to progressive ...

"Based in Austin and steeped in New Orleans, Marcia Ball plumbs the richness of both musical meccas. From rootsy swamp pop and blues-drenched boogie woogie to languid ballads, Ball is equally ...

Local music legend Marcia Ball will be honored a new annual benefit concert for keeping Austin performers housed. Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers (HOME) will host HOME with the ...

Patty Virgilio was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She was talking to her doctors and her family about when to schedule the surgery. Someone suggested the week after Thanksgiving. "I can't do that ...

For the 15th album of her illustrious career, Marcia Ball enlists Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) to handle the production, and one listen proves that was a wise decision. Recorded in Austin and at the ...