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Ann Peebles

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Also known as Ann Lee Peebles

American singer and songwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Wildflower
  • Complete Ann Peebles 1974-1981 Vol. 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1947-04-27
rock and indiesoul

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444,208
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Ann Peebles (b. 1947) is a U.S. singer and songwriter, best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label. Two of her better known songs are "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" and "I Can't Stand the Rain". Born on 27th April 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene "Bowlegs" Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub. A popular local bandleader <a href="https://www.l

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Ann Peebles performing at the Beale Street Music Festival in 2007.jpg
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Ann Peebles
date of birth
1947-04-27
start of work period
2012-00-00
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