The Resume

(July 3, 1940-December 26, 2012)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Co-wrote and Sang ‘Rescue Me’

Why she might be annoying:

Her song ‘Rescue Me’ was temporarily banned after 9/11.
She retired after her second album flopped.

Why she might not be annoying:

She is often labeled a one hit wonder even though she had several hits.
She suffered a stroke in 2005.
After her retirement, she focused on raising a family.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black and Beautiful
• Disco Divas
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 72)
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 05]
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1965)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2015)
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26733)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 48 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 117 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying