The Resume

(August 29, 1924-December 14, 1963)
Birth name is Ruth Lee Jones
Hits include 'Evil Gal Blues,' 'Cold, Cold Heart,' 'What a Diff'rence a Day Makes,' 'Don't Explain,' 'Mad About the Boy,' 'I Could Write a Book'
Nicknamed 'Queen of the Blues'

Why she might be annoying:

The origins of where she earned her stage name are disputed. It is believed Lionel Hampton gave her the name Dinah.
She was married seven times.
She died of an overdose of diet pills and alcohol.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was renown for being versatile, and was skilled in nearly every music genre.
She appeared on a 29¢ US postage stamp.
She ranked #48 on VH1's Top 100 Women of Rock & Roll.

Credit: Voice of Fashion

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Belters
• City Namesakes
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Fag Hags [Women Loved by Gay Men]
• Golden Girls References
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [U-Z]
• I Covered Arthur Hamilton's 'Cry Me a River'
• I Died in 1963 (Ranked: 39)
• I Died in Debt
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• Jazz Artists
• Look at Me, I'm Postage
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1960)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Names that are States
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7039)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1993)
• Salon's 19 Greatest Double-Entendre Songs
• Sploshers [Overweight Women]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock [July 1999] (Ranked: 48)
• Voice of Fashion's Profiles
• We Married at the Little Church in the West in Las Vegas
• We Married in Las Vegas

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 23.68% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 48 Votes: 77.08% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 38 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 41.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 90 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 166 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 244 Votes: 42.21% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 293 Votes: 46.08% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 474 Votes: 44.09% Annoying