The Resume

(January 12, 1928-November 17, 2006)
Recorded 'So Long,' 'Teardrops from My Eyes,' 'I'll Wait for You,' 'I Know,' 'Love Has Joined Us Together,' 'Why Me,' '5-10-15 Hours' and 'Lucky Lips'
Played Leona Wilson on 'Hello Larry'
Nicknamed 'Miss Rhythm'

Why she might be annoying:

She starred in 'Hello Larry,' which is not a well respected sitcom.
As a teen, she snuck out and lied to her parents and performed at a local USO.
As a teen, she declined to play at the Harlem Theater for a week because she feared her father's wrath.
She got married at sixteen.
Her first marriage was annulled because her husband was already married, yet still kept the surname.
She divorced at least 4 times.
She did many odd jobs after her career faltered in the 60s, like drive a school bus and wash dishes.
She suffered from depression.

Why she might not be annoying:

She is said to have been fully responsible for starting the Atlantic record label.
She never read music, and learned her songs by ear.
She nearly died in a car wreck in 1949, which left her legs to endure much pain.
She was only paid $69 for each single she released in her heyday.
After writing a letter to Atlantic Records in the 60s, she got a $1,000 check when ends could not meet.
She would later fight a successful battle in the 80's to get royalty payments back to her and other Atlantic artists of the era.
Her initials also stand for rhythm & blues.
She helped Redd Foxx get a fresh start in the 1950s by lending him money.
She ranked #60 on VH1's Top 100 Women of Rock & Roll.

Credit: Eric Hartman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 16)
• Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Ranked: 1989)
• Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Ranked: 1990)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2016)
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 78)
• I Like to Dress All in Red
• I Married Young
• I Recorded 'Gloomy Sunday'
• Jazz Artists
• John Waters Films
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• McFly's Profiles [Series 1]
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7026)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1993)
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 146)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Musical (Ranked: 1989)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock [July 1999] (Ranked: 60)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20061117)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 24 Votes: 95.83% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 181 Votes: 70.17% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 92 Votes: 81.52% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 83 Votes: 45.78% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 51 Votes: 60.78% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 596 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 180 Votes: 48.33% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 244 Votes: 46.72% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 429 Votes: 44.99% Annoying