The Resume

(October 15, 1906-October 3, 1976)
Born in Houston, Texas
Recorded 'Black Snake Blues'
Passed away from an internal hemorrhage at 69

Why she might be annoying:

She started out playing in gambling halls and brothels in the 1920s.
Her songs' subject matter was sexually-charged.
In 1951, she quit show business to play pipe organ at church.
She married 4 times.

Why she might not be annoying:

She's celebrated as one of the most influential blues musicians of all times.
She came out of retirement in 1961.
Bob Dylan accompanied her on the 1962 release 'Three Kings and the Queen.'
Before he entered porn, John Leslie was a member of her backing band in the 1970s.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 06]
• Black and Beautiful
• Blues Musicians
• I am a Texan
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Died in 1976 (Ranked: 69)
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• Profiles 22251-22500 (Ranked: 22323)
• Salon's 19 Greatest Double-Entendre Songs

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 46.15% Annoying