The Resume

(April 1, 1897-August 10, 1948)
Born in Amory, Mississippi
Recorded 'Sweet Petunia,' 'Honeycomb Man' and 'Stew Meat Blues'
Died in Los Angeles, California at 51

Why she might be annoying:

She had bad teeth.
All of her lyrics were risqué.
Her 1935 song 'Shave 'Em Dry' started off with, 'I got nipples on my titties, big as the end of my thumb, I got something between my legs'll make a dead man come....'
Prostitution and adultery were two of her favorite themes.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was one of the first blues vocalists to be recorded.
She was openly bisexual.
A few of her songs discussed social problems such as domestic abuse and alcoholism.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 05]
• Bisexuals
• Blues Musicians
• Born on April Fool's Day [April 1st] (Ranked: 1897)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4011897)
• I Covered 'Stagger Lee'
• I Died in 1948 (Ranked: 51)
• Profiles 21001-21250 (Ranked: 21181)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 56.52% Annoying