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Blossom Dearie

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The Resume

    (April 28, 1926-February 7, 2009)
    Born in East Durham, New York
    Birth name was Marguerite Blossom Dearie
    Jazz singer/pianist
    Recorded the albums 'Blossom Dearie' (1957), 'Give Him the Ooh-La-La' (1957), 'Once Upon a Summertime' (1958), 'Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green' (1959), 'Soubrette Sings Hit Broadway Songs' (1960), 'My Gentleman Friends' (1961), 'Sings Rootin' Songs' (1963), 'May I Come In?' (1964), 'Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's' (1966), 'Sweet Blossom Dearie' (1967), 'That's Just the Way I Want to Be' (1970), 'Blossom Dearie Sings' (1974), 'Positively' (1983), 'Chez Wahlberg, Part One' (1985), 'Songs of Chelsea' (1988) and 'Blossom's Planet' (2000)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had a wispy, little-girl voice.
    She made commercials for Hires Root Beer and one of her albums was released as a premium that could be bought for a dollar and a Hires proof of purchase.
    When appearing in nightclubs, she demanded that no food or drink be served during her performance.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She performed at Carnegie Hall (1976) and the White House (1993).
    Rex Reed called her 'one of New York's treasures.'
    She founded her own record label.
    She recorded the Schoolhouse Rock songs 'Figure Eight,' 'Mother Necessity' and 'Unpack Your Adjectives.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 116 Votes: 38.79% Annoying