The Resume

(October 31, 1902-December 8, 1958)
Born in Boonville, Missouri
Kansas City-based blues singer/pianist
Recorded 'Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got' (1946), 'Snatch and Grab It' (1947), 'King Size Papa' (1948) and 'At First I Didn't Like It (The Spinach Song)' (1949)

Why she might be annoying:

She started performing as a child.
Her hits were double entendres, or as she put it 'the songs my mother taught me not to sing.'
Her reluctance to tour limited her success.

Why she might not be annoying:

'Snatch and Grab It' topped the R&B charts for 12 weeks, while 'King Size Papa' was #1 for 9 weeks.
She said about her refusal to leave Kansas City, 'If you're not happy, there's no percentage in the big money.'
In one of her rare forays from Kansas City, she played the annual White House Correspondents' dinner at President Truman's request.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• Born on Halloween [October 31st] (Ranked: 1902)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• I Died in 1958 (Ranked: 56)
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25579)
• Salon's 19 Greatest Double-Entendre Songs

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying