Ann Peebles

American singer and song writer (born April 27, 1947 in East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.A.), internationally acclaimed and best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the [l=Hi Records] label. She soon began penning and singing hits for the label, co-writing with in-house composer & vocalist [a=Don Bryant], whom she later married in 1974. Ann Peebles has been sampled by many [i]Hip-Hop[/i] artists, including [a=RZA], the [a=Wu-Tang Clan] and [a=Missy Elliott].