#189 burlesque

burlesque- an artistic work especially literary or dramatic, satirizing a subject by caricaturing it; a ludicrous imitation or caricature

- C17 from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla- a jest

After singing in burlesque clubs like the Candy Box in Birmingham, England, playing in Mike Sanchez's rhythm and blues band and the Blue Harlem swing troupe and - as Imelda Clabby (her birth name) - making a record of mostly covers (2003's No Turning Back) in her bedroom, May decided to break away and form her own band.

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