Chanteuse Rockabilly Irlandaise Imelda Mary Clabby, née le 10 Juillet 1974 à Dublin. Imelda May a grandi avec ses cinq frères et sœurs au sein d'une famille ouvrière du quartier des Liberties à Dublin. A la maison, il n'y a qu'un seul tourne-disque et Imelda découvre donc la musique à travers ce qu'écoutent ses parents et ses grands frères. Grande admiratrice de la voix de Marilyn Monroe, elle commence dès l'adolescence à chanter dans des clubs de sa ville sur un registre qui passe du blues à la country en passant par le bluegrass et le rockabilly.

Inspired by the vocal jazz of Billie Holiday, blues singers like Elmore James, and the sound of rockabilly icons like Wanda Jackson, Imelda May's sophisticated take on rock plays outside norms of pop culture trends. She won an international fan base as leader of the swing outfit Blue Harlem before making her major-label solo debut with the fiery, rockabilly-steeped Love Tattoo in 2008. It went to number one in her native Ireland. She returned to the top of the charts with 2010's Mayhem as well as with 2014's Tribal, her fourth studio album. With 2017's Life. Love. Flesh. Blood, May further transformed her sound, embracing a dusky blend of contemporary rock and deeply personal ballads, accented by contributions by Jeff Beck and Jools Holland. Following her 2020 spoken word EP Slip of the Tongue, she returned to her evocative pop sound with 2021's 11 Past the Hour, collaborating with Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, Oasis' Noel Gallagher, and Miles Kane.
Born Imelda Mary Clabby in Dublin in 1974, May began playing the city's club circuit at age 16. After studying art and printmaking in college, she moved to Britain and soon landed a tour with rhythm and blues revivalist Mike Sanchez. Her solo debut, No Turning Back, followed in 2003 under the name Imelda Clabby. It featured a notable backing band consisting of her then-husband, guitarist/co-songwriter Darrel Higham, along with trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Dave Priseman, bassist Al Gare, and drummer Steve Rushton. After she made a bigger name for herself as leader of Blue Harlem, the debut was remixed and reissued under her adopted stage name, Imelda May, in 2007. It led to some high-profile performance opportunities, including a tour with Jools Holland. In 2008, Blue Harlem accepted an invitation from director Baz Luhrmann to perform at the premiere of his 2008 film Australia. That year, May went to the top of Ireland's album chart with her second solo album, the self-produced Love Tattoo. Released by Universal, it saw Higham, Priseman, and Gare joined by keyboardist Danny McCormack and drummer Dean Beresford.
Buoyed by the success of Love Tattoo, the singer's third long-player, Mayhem, returned her to the number one spot in Ireland upon its arrival in September 2010. This time, she also cracked the Top Ten in the U.K. and spent a week on the Billboard 200 (at number 108). Featuring the backing crew from her debut, it included a rockabilly-based version of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love," previously made famous by Soft Cell in 1981.
May and Higham welcomed their first child before they and the rest of the band returned to the studio, this time with co-producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Foals). Released in April 2014, Tribal became May's third straight number one in Ireland and reached a career-high number three in the U.K. It also featured her first Top 20 single, "It's Good to Be Alive."
May and Higham divorced before she recorded her next album, with Higham launching a solo career of his own. May returned in 2017 with a more stripped-down, earnest set produced by T-Bone Burnett. Titled Life. Love. Flesh. Blood, it featured performances by numerous friends and collaborators, among them Jeff Beck and Jools Holland. The album was well-received in Ireland and the U.K., where it reached number two and number five, respectively. She returned in 2020 with Slip of the Tongue, a musical spoken word EP issued by Universal. Derived from personal notebooks, it addressed topics including heartbreak, obsession, and isolation. At the end of the year, May delivered the first new material from her sixth studio album with the track "11 Past the Hour." A follow-up, "Just One Kiss," appeared at the beginning of 2021, and saw her teaming up with Noel Gallagher and Ronnie Wood. The Tim Bran (James Morrison, London Grammar) co-produced album, 11 Past the Hour, was issued a few months later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_May

Talents : Vocals, Guitar

Style musical : Rockabilly, Blues, Jazz, Pop Rock

http://youtu.be/OhogVvwbwkw

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

Singles

2009 CD UNIVERSAL MUSIC ? (UK) (promo) .

Big Bad Handsome Man (radio edit)

2009 CD DECCA ? (EUR) . Johnny Got A Boom Boom
06/2010 SP DECCA 2741939 (EUR)

Psycho / My Baby Left Me

09/2010 SP DECCA 2749661 (EUR)

Mayhem / Proud And Humble

11/2010 SP DECCA 2755882 (UK)

Kentish Town Waltz / Eternity

2010 CD UNIVERSAL MUSIC UMUSIC 1686 (NL) Mayhem
01/2011 SP DECCA 2759433 (EUR)

Imelda May Vs Blue Jay Gonzalez - REMIX- Inside Out (latin mix) / Inside Out (album version)

05/2011 SP DECCA 2766424 (UK)

Sneaky Freak (radio mix) / Sneaky Freak (album version)

10/2011 SP DECCA 2781907 (UK) (limited edition)

Road Runner / Train Kept A Rollin'

03/2013 SP TUCDS 027 (UK) Mary Black with Imelda May - Mountains To The Sea
04/2013 SP 10" MERCURY ? (F) Clint (Silence On Tourne) - Clint (Silence On Tourne) (Imelda May, Thomas Dutronc) / Sésame (Thomas Dutronc)
04/2014 SP DECCA 3778648 (UK) Tribal / Zombie Girl
2014 CD DECCA ? (UK) (promo) Wild Woman (Steve Mason mix)
2014 CD DECCA ? (UK) (promo) It's Good To Be Alive

Albums

2003 CD FOOT TAPPING 008 (UK) NO TURNING BACK - IMELDA CLABBY - Dealing With The Devil / Flame Of Love / Cry For Me Baby / Till I Kissed You / What Am I Gonna Do / Once More / Wild About My Lovin' / No Turning Back / End Of The World / Y'hoo / Don't Do Me No Wrong / Forever You And Me / Bring My Cadillac Back / Lovey Dovey Lovely One / Let Us Sing
2005 CD BLUE HARLEM 007 (UK) BLUE HARLEM - 5-10-15 Hours / Hallelujah! I Love Him So / My Daddy Rocks Me / He May Be Yours / 'Til My Baby Comes Back To Me / Talk To Me Baby / Bear Wallow / Nobody But Me / Now Baby Or Never / That's How I Feel About You / Every Time I Hear That Mellow Saxophone / I Just Want To Make Love To You / Drown In My Own Tears / I Can't Stop Now / Gone Walkin'.
2006 CD BLUE HARLEM ? (UK) JUMP JACK JUMP - BLUE HARLEM - Jump Jack Jump / Teardrops From My Eyes / Act Right / Fever / Blues For Dudes / For You My Love / 'Til The Well Runs Dry / Stormy Weather / Hats Off To Mr Lee / I Don't Hurt Anymore / My Baby Just Care For Me / What Good'll It Do Me / Birthdays Blues / The Jeep Is Jumpin
2007 CD FOOT TAPPING FT008 (UK) NO TURNING BACK - Dealing With The Devil / Flame Of Love / Cry For Me Baby / Till I Kissed You / What Am I Gonna Do / Once More / Wild About My Lovin' / No Turning Back / End Of The World / Y'hoo / Don't Do Me No Wrong / Forever You And Me / Bring My Cadillac Back / Lovey Dovey Lovely One / Let Us Sing
2008 CD UNIVERSAL MUSIC 1790561 (EUR) LOVE TATTOO - Johnny Got A Boom Boom / Feel Me / Knock 123 / Wild About My Lovin' / Big Bad Handsome Man / Love Tattoo / Meet You At The Moon / Smokers' Song / Smotherin' Me / Falling In Love With You Again / It's Your Voodoo Working / Watcha Gonna Do
2009 2 CD DECCA 2709348 (UK) LOVE TATTOO :
CD 1 : Johnny Got A Boom Boom / Feel Me / Knock 123 / Wild About My Lovin' / Big Bad Handsome Man / Love Tattoo / Meet You At The Moon / Smokers' Song / Smotherin' Me / Falling In Love With You Again / It's Your Voodoo Working / Watcha Gonna Do
CD 2 : My Babe / Don't Do Me No Wrong / Big Bad Handsome Man / Wild About My Lovin / Falling In Love With You Again / Watcha Gonna Do / Johnny Got A Boom Boom / Rollin' And Tumblin'
10/2010 CD DECCA 2749140 (UK) MAYHEM - Pulling The Rug / Psycho / Mayhem / Kentish Town Waltz / All For You / Eternity / Inside Out / Proud And Humble / Sneaky Freak / Bury My Troubles / Too Sad To Cry / I'm Alive / Let Me Out / Tainted Love
09/2011 CD DECCA 2778155 (UK) MORE MAYHEM - Pulling The Rug / Psycho / Mayhem / Kentish Town Waltz / All For You / Eternity / Inside Out / Proud And Humble / Sneaky Freak / Bury My Troubles / Too Sad To Cry / I'm Alive / Let Me Out / Tainted Love / Johnny Got A Boom Boom / Bonus Tracks : Road Runner / Gypsy / Blues Calling / Walking After Midnight / Inside Out (remix) / Proud And Humble (remix)
05/2014 CD DECCA 3763558 (UK) TRIBAL - Tribal / Wild Woman / It's Good To Be Alive / Gypsy In Me / Little Pixie / Hellfire Club / Five Good Men / Ghost Of Love / Wicked Way / Round The Bend / I Wanna Dance / Right Amount Of Wrong
05/2014 CD DECCA 4707992 (UK) (deluxe edition) TRIBAL - Tribal / Wild Woman / It's Good To Be Alive / Gypsy In Me / Little Pixie / Hellfire Club / Five Good Men / Ghost Of Love / Wicked Way / Round The Bend / I Wanna Dance / Right Amount Of Wrong / Tears Of Clew Bay / Get Ready / Zombie Girl / Amber Eyes / Dreaming / Beautiful Day
04/2017 CD DECCA / Verve 5728829 (UK) Life. Love. Flesh. Blood - Call Me / Black Tears / Should've Been You / Sixth Sense / Human / How Bad Can A Good Girl Be / Bad Habit / Levitate / When It's My Time / Leave Me Lonely  / The Girl I Used To Be
10/2020 LP 10" DECCA 0898649 (EUR) (limited edition)

Slip Of The Tongue - Home / Gbh / Elephant / Becoming / Liberty Belle / Roses / The Word Is Out / Stay / Stargazer

10/2020 2 LP 10" DECCA 748918 (EUR) (limited edition) Slip of The Tongue / 11 Past The Hour :
DISC 1 : Home / Gbh / Elephant / Becoming / Liberty Belle / Roses / The Word Is Out / Stay / Stargazer
DISC 2 : 11 Past The Hour / Never Look Back
04/2021 CD DECCA 0898646 (EUR)

11 Past The Hour - 11 Past The Hour / Breathe / Made To Love (featuring - Gina Martin & Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Ronnie Wood) / Different Kinds Of Love / Diamonds / Don't Let Me Stand On My Own (featuring - Niall McNamee) / What We Did In The Dark (featuring - Miles Kane) / Can't Say / Just One Kiss (featuring - Noel Gallagher, Ronnie Wood) / Solace / Never Look Back

04/2021 2 CD DECCA 0718885 (EUR) 11 Past The Hour / Slip Of The Tongue :
CD 1 : 11 Past The Hour : 11 Past The Hour / Breathe / Made To Love (featuring - Gina Martin & Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Ronnie Wood) / Different Kinds Of Love / Diamonds / Don't Let Me Stand On My Own (featuring - Niall McNamee) / What We Did In The Dark (featuring - Miles Kane) / Can't Say / Just One Kiss (featuring - Noel Gallagher, Ronnie Wood) / Solace / Never Look Back
CD 2 : Slip Of The Tongue : Home / Gbh / Elephant / Becoming / Liberty Belle / Roses / The Word Is Out / Stay / Stargazer

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