Forever famed for her classic R&B single I Can't Stand The Rain, Ann Peebles
still ranks as one of the most dynamic singers of the 1970s, heavily sampled by
hip hop artists in a later era. A Minister's daughter from St Louis, Missouri,
Peebles first sang in her father's church choir and began performing with the
Peebles Choir, a gospel group originally founded by her grandfather. She went on
to appear solo singing secular songs on the St Louis club circuit accompanied by
her father and was discovered by trumpeter and bandleader Gene Miller singing in
Memphis. He introduced her to...