The Resume

(November 21, 1933-September 25, 2016)
Born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Birth name was Ollie Imogene Sheperd
Recorded the singles ‘A Dear John Letter’ (with Ferlin Husky, 9153), ‘Forgive Me, John’ (with Ferlin Husky, 1953), ‘A Satisfied Mind’ (1955), ‘Beautiful Lies’ (1955), ‘Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)’ (1964), ‘I’ll Take the Dog’ (with Ray Pillow, 1966), ‘If Tears Were Silver’ (1966), ‘Heart, We Did All That We Could’ (1967), ‘Then He Touched Me’ (1969), ‘Another Lonely Night’ (1970), ‘Slippin’ Away’ (1973), ‘At the Time’ (1974) and ‘Poor Sweet Baby’ (1974)
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2011)

Why she might be annoying:

When she joined an all-girl band in high school, her parents had to put up their furniture as collateral for her stand-up bass.
She started out at such a young age that her parents named Ferlin Husky her legal guardian so she could tour with him.
She married fellow singer Hawkshaw Hawkins on stage during a concert in Wichita.

Why she might not be annoying:

She grew up in a home without electricity or running water.
She was eight months pregnant when her husband, Hawkshaw Hawkins, died in the plane crash that also killed Patsy Cline.
She was one of two performers who were members of the Grand Ole Opry for over 60 years.
Songwriter and producer Joe Allison said, ‘If you took all the the good points of all the female singers and wrapped them up in one package, you would have Jean Shepard.’
When Blake Shelton called fans of traditional country ‘old farts and jackasses,’ she responded, ‘We’ve got a young man in country music who has made some pretty dumb statements lately…. I won’t tell you what his name is, but his initials is BS -- and he’s full of it!’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 9513 Country Music 20 Most Controversial Songs by Women [March 2009] (Ranked: 19)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 63]
• CMT's 100 Greatest Duets [51-100] (Ranked: 85)
• Country Music Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2011)
• Country Music Stars
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 82)
• Look at My Album Cover
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 691)
• Profiles 38251-38500 (Ranked: 38278)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20160925)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 84 Votes: 66.67% Annoying