MARCIA LOUISE BALL MARCH 25TH, 1937 DECEMBER 13TH, 2007 Marcia Ball of Castro Valley passed away on Thursday, December 13th. She was 70 years old. She is survived by her loving daughters Dorinda Ball, ...

Austin’s foot-swinging, piano-playing Marcia Ball jokes the song “I Took To Drinking” about sums up her last 16 months, even if she didn’t drink all that much during it. COVID-19 shutdowns and ...

I was fascinated last summer, during an interview, listening to Marcia Ball recount the years-long process it required for her to master Professor Longhair’s left-handed technique on the song ...

Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball will give a special solo performance at the Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 ...

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 ...

The veteran blues singer is known for her near-perfect blend of zydeco, and Louisiana swamp rock. Listen to Ball play three songs live in this... Marcia Ball On Mountain Stage Marcia Ball made her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maybe this half-century commemoration of the Chicago-based, blues-focused label should have been titled, “The Last of the Independents." Almost alone of the mid-major labels that formerly thrived in ...

Here are four recommended events this week. Marcia Ball and Co. Three great singers, songwriters and instrumentalists with fervent followings in Texas come together for a pass-the-mic approach to ...

A concert and interview with singer and pianist Marcia Ball. She has a new CD titled Presumed Innocent (Alligator Records). She been compared with Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr John, Leon ...