Ann Lee Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is a retired American singer and songwriter who gained popularity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s while signed to Hi Records. Her most successful singles include “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” written with her husband Don Bryant and radio broadcaster Bernie Miller, and “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.” In 2014, she was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Peebles was born in Kinloch, Missouri, the seventh of eleven children. As a child, she sang in her father’s church choir and performed with the family group, the Peebles Choir, who regularly opened shows for gospel artists such as Mahalia Jackson and the Soul Stirrers featuring Sam Cooke. She was also influenced by R&B performers including Muddy Waters, Mary Wells, and Aretha Franklin. She began performing in clubs in St. Louis, and in the mid‑1960s joined a revue led by bandleader Oliver Sain. While visiting Memphis in 1968, she performed in a club with trumpeter Gene “Bowlegs” Miller, a well‑known local bandleader who helped many musicians get their start in the Memphis music scene (including members of the Hi Rhythm Section, who later played on Peebles’ recordings). Miller introduced her to Hi Records producer Willie Mitchell, who quickly offered her a recording contract. Her first record, “Walk Away,” written by Sain, reached the R&B chart in 1969, as did the follow‑up “Give Me Some Credit.” She released her debut album, This Is Ann Peebles. All of her early Hi Records releases were produced by Mitchell and featured the signature sound of the Hi Rhythm Section and the Memphis Horns.
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I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
I Miss You
Keep me hangin on
Trouble Heartaches & Sadness
I Didn’t Take Your Man
I Can t Stand the Rain
Until You Came into My Life
I Needed Somebody
I Pity The Fool
Beware
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