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    (1968-1975)
    Formed in Los Angeles
    Members:
    Floyd Butler (June 5, 1937–April 29, 1990)
    Harry Elston (November 4, 1938- )
    Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948–May 2, 2014)
    Barbara Jean Love (born July 24, 1941- )
    Recorded 'Grazing in the Grass,' 'Love or Let Me Be Lonely,' and 'Going in Circles'

Why they might be annoying:

    Their songs failed to crack the Billboard 100 Charts into the 1970s.
    Barbara Jean Love was replaced by Charlene Gibson during her pregnancy.
    They had plans to revive the group but Floyd Butler's untimely heart attack ruined it.
    They saw a brief rediscovery after they were made into a Cleveland Brown gag on an episode of Family Guy.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They were discovered by Jim Brown.
    They opened for Ray Charles.
    Marilyn McCoo sang with an earlier incarnation of the group.
    Their first hit was a cover of a Hugh Masekela song.
    They had two hit songs in the Top Ten of the Billboard 100 ('Grazing in the Grass' at #3 and 'Love Me or Be Lonely' at #6).
    Cleaves sang with Earth, Wind and Fire for a number of years.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying