The Resume

(November 13, 1913-May 7, 1998)
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth name was Louisa Dupont
Died in New Orleans, Louisiana
Recorded 'A Little Birdie Told Me' and 'Don't You Feel My Leg'

Why she might be annoying:

She was the daughter of a bootlegger.
She married jazz banjoist Danny Barker at 13, when he was 17.
She caught flack for possessing a small vocal range.

Why she might not be annoying:

Billie Holiday's greatest musical influence: Blue Lu Barker.
She shared the stage with legends Jelly Roll Morton and Cab Calloway.
The video of her spectacular 'jazz funeral' in New Orleans displayed one of the city's colorful traditions.
She gained induction into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame just a year prior her death.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 11]
• Blues Musicians
• Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 13)
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 84)
• Profiles 28751-29000 (Ranked: 28874)
• Red, White and Blue

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying