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Terri Gibbs

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Musician

The Resume

    (June 15, 1954- )
    Born in Miami, Florida
    Birth name is Teresa Fay Gibbs
    Recorded 'Somebody’s Knockin,' 'Rich Man,' 'Misr’y River,' 'Ashes To Ashes' and 'Anybody Else’s Heart But Mine'

Why she might be annoying:

    She is a pop chart one hit wonder.
    She started her career as part of the Terri Gibbs Trio, playing music at the chain restaurant Steak & Ale in Augusta, Georgia.
    She became a born-again Christian in 1980, and switched from country music to gospel music in 1986.
    She was nominated for two Grammys, one for country and one for gospel music, without winning.
    In 1990 she quit the music business altogether, but announced her comeback in 2010.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her mother gave birth to her prematurely and she was born blind.
    She became a protégé of Chet Atkins, who encouraged her to move to Nashville and keep playing and writing songs non-stop.
    'Somebody's Knockin' was a huge crossover hit for her in 1981, reaching reaching #8 on the U.S. country chart, #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    She received the inaugural Horizon Award from the Country Music Association for new artist of the year in 1981.
    That same year the Academy of Country Music named her New Female Vocalist of the Year.
    During 1981-82 she toured with and sang duets with country legend George Jones.
    After nearly 20 years of marriage, her husband and father of her only child died in February 2008.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying