Irma Thomas has been the acknowledged 'R&B Queen Of New Orleans' for many decades, although back in the late 1950s and early '60s while she was still princess-in-waiting, she had a number of rivals, notably Katie Webster, Barbaba George and Barbara Lynn. This unique collection is built around Irma's first eight singles, which include her early hits Don't Mess With My Man, It's Raining and Two Winters Long. Katie Webster is represented by three tracks which showcase her Swamp Blues roots. Barbara George famously topped the US R&B charts with her first record I Know You Don't Love Me No More, which is included herein alongside her other R&B hits, You Talk About Love and Send For Me. Barbara Lynn topped the R&B charts with You'll Lose A Good Thing, and also registered with Second Fiddle Girl and You're Gonna Need Me.
