The Resume

(October 9, 1908-December 11, 1975)
Born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Died in New York City, New York
Recorded 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere'
Inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and the Jazz Hall of Fame

Why she might be annoying:

Her birth year was also listed as 1915.
She slept with very married trumpeter Bunny Berigan.
She divorced bandleader Jess Stacy after 5 years.
Music critic James Frazier called her 'one bitch of a singer.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She briefly lost her sight after a horse-riding accident.
She started the 'songbook' concept, devoting an entire album to a sole composer.
Her voice was hailed for its sensual, intimate tone.
James Frazier also admitted her vocal prowess, '...made me extremely eager to go to bed with her.'
She succumbed to colon cancer less than a year after diagnosis.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 09]
• I am an Adulterer
• I am an Okie
• I Died in 1975 (Ranked: 67)
• I Fell Off My Horse
• I Have Colon Cancer
• Jazz Artists
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27060)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying