The Resume

(January 6, 1947-April 21, 1978)
Born Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny in London, England
Lead singer of Fairport Convention (1968-1969, 1975-1976)
Recorded 'Unhalfbricking,' 'What We Did on Our Holidays' and 'Liege and Lief' (with Fairport Convention); 'The North Star Grassman and the Ravens,' 'Rendezvous' (solo)

Why she might be annoying:

She was a smoker.
She tended to join bands for only a short period of time.
She may be confused with actress Sandy Dennis .

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a member of Fairport Convention, Britain's greatest folk-rock band.
She was the guest vocalist on Led Zeppelin's 'The Battle of Evermore.'
She performed both traditional English folk and her own compositions.
Her song 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes' was covered by Judy Collins.
She died after falling down a flight of stairs.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Folk Singers
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 31)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 31)
• I Fell to My Death
• I Married in 1973
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• NPR’s 50 Great Voices
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 30)
• Profiles 7251-7500 (Ranked: 7437)
• Q Magazine's 100 Women Who Rock the World (Ranked: 81)
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 164)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 54.35% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 58.11% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 191 Votes: 42.93% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 162 Votes: 50.62% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 243 Votes: 56.38% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 394 Votes: 60.66% Annoying