The Resume

(March 9, 1928-December 16, 2017)
Born in Norfolk, Virginia
Birth name was Dorothy Jacqueline Keely
Recored 'That Old Black Magic' with husband Louis Prima and 'How Are Ya Fixed For Love' with Frank Sinatra
Solo recorded the albums 'I'm In Love Again' (1985), 'Keely Sings Sinatra' (2001), 'Swing, Swing, Swing' (2002), 'Keely Swings Count Basie Style With Strings' (2002) and 'Vegas '58-Today' (2005)

Why she might be annoying:

She cannot read music.
She divorced both Prima and producer Jimmy Bowen.
She was nicknamed the 'Queen of Las Vegas.'
She dueted with Kid Rock at the Grammys (2008).

Why she might not be annoying:

In their lounge act, she memorably played the straight man to Prima's wild antics.
She and Prima won the first Grammy for best vocal performance by a duo or group.
Tony Bennett called her 'one of the greatest jazz-pop singers of all time.'
She said of her comeback in the 80s, 'I’m thrilled that the resurgence is of my career by myself because for many years everything I did was with Louis, and now all of a sudden I’m being recognized on my own and that really is the ultimate for me.'
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese are both fans and have used her songs in the films 'The Deer Hunter,' 'Raging Bull,' 'Analyze This' and 'Mad Dog and Glory.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 21]
• Dean Martin Show Guests [L-Z]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Grammy for Best Pop Group (Ranked: 1960)
• Hey! Look at Me, I'm Waving Hi
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 89)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Recorded ‘Autumn Leaves’
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• Lounge Lizards
• Profiles 26001-26250 (Ranked: 26043)
• Smith Versus Jones

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 38 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying