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 ...

Even the most reluctant of dancefloor participants lose their inhibitions when Marcia Ball is on the bandstand. Ball has numerous blues awards, which is a bit deceptive because she’s a boogie-woogie ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marcia Ball performs at the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction ceremony at ACL Live in Austin on Oct. 25, 2018. Ball was ...

So Many Rivers (Alligator) What’s not to like about Marcia Ball? The long, tall South Austin singer-songwriter/pianist has built a long, tall career mining the musical mother lode that radiates out ...