The Resume

(June 3, 1897-August 6, 1973)
Born in Algiers, Louisiana
Birth name was Lizzie Douglas
Recorded 'Keep On Eatin',' 'Black Cat Blues' and 'Hoodoo Lady'

Why she might be annoying:

She ran away from home at thirteen.
She married three times.
Her specialty was 'gut-bucket blues,' featuring raunchy lyrics.
One of her more famous songs was 'Down In The Alley' about a hooker servicing johns in an alley.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a pioneering woman blues musician.
She recorded for over forty years.
She was one of the first blues musicians to play the electric guitar.
Led Zeppelin recorded a cover version of her 1929 single, 'When the Levee Breaks.'

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 05]
• Blues Musicians
• Double M Initials
• His and Hers
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 76)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 21001-21250 (Ranked: 21178)
• Triple Initial Alliteration

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 47 Votes: 57.45% Annoying