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Sippie Wallace

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The Resume

    (November 1, 1898-November 1, 1986)
    Born in Houston, Texas
    Birth name was Beulah Thomas
    Died in Detroit, Michigan
    Passed away from stroke complications on her 88th birthday
    Nicknamed 'The Texas Nightingale'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was one of 13 children.
    She had bad teeth.
    The Bonnie Raitt version of her signature song 'Women Be Wise' is more popular.

Why she might not be annoying:

    In 1935, her brother, aunt and husband died.
    She wrote much of her own material.
    Only the best session musicians played on her recordings.
    Victoria Spivey, her dear friend and another purveyor of Classic Female Blues, coaxed her out of retirement in the 1960s.
    She was inducted in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (2003).

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying