Marcia ball, a celebrated American blues singer, songwriter and pianist announced she will be retiring from touring and preforming due to recently being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).

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 ...

Marcia Ball began her career as the youthful admirer of such R&B heroines as Irma Thomas, Etta James and Ann Peebles. Now, at age 52, Ball finds herself a soul-blues veteran herself, a Texas ...