The Resume

(March 20, 1915-October 9, 1973)
Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas
Birth name was Rosetta Nubin
Gospel singer and guitarist
Recorded the singles 'Rock Me,' 'This Train,' 'Up Above My Head' and 'Strange Things Happening Everyday'

Why she might be annoying:

She began performing at age four, billed as 'the singing and guitar playing miracle.'
She married her third husband onstage before a concert.
She was rebuffed by her gospel fans after she recorded a series of blues duets.

Why she might not be annoying:

She appeared at Carnegie Hall in the 'From Spirituals to Swing' concerts.
She was the first gospel artist to make the top ten on Billboard's rhythm and blues chart.
She was the favorite singer of Little Richard and Johnny Cash.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 15]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3201915)
• Child Stars [1920s]
• Christian Vocalists
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2020)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 58)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Performed at 'From Spirituals to Swing'
• I Was a Child Star
• I'm Remembered in a Tribute Song
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 23751-24000 (Ranked: 23981)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 2018)
• Stacker’s Most Controversial Song from the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1944)
• The My Hero Project

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 18.75% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying