Rattlesnake Annie was born on Rosan Gallimore, December 26,1941 and is an American country singer and songwriter.
11 Facts About Rattlesnake Annie
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Rattlesnake Annie earned her nickname as a child from her respect of snakes.
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Rattlesnake Annie became the first female country blues musician to tour the Eastern Bloc countries in Europe and released an album with a country singer Michal Tucny from Czechoslovakia.
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Rattlesnake Annie was born and raised near Puryear, Tennessee, United States, on a cotton and tobacco farm.
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Rattlesnake Annie's father had been a country and blues musician, singer, guitar and fiddle and she learned to play guitar at an early age.
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Rattlesnake Annie earned her first paycheck from singing at age eight, and from then on her goal in life was to earn a living while making music.
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At age 16, Rattlesnake Annie moved to Memphis and then on to Huntsville, Alabama.
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Rattlesnake Annie continued to pursue a music career, and in 1974 her first single, "Texas Lullabye", was released.
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Rattlesnake Annie recorded her debut album, Rattlesnakes and Rusty Water, on her own label, Rattlesnake Records.
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Rattlesnake Annie appeared on television in East Germany, and the West German branch of Greenpeace adopted one of her songs, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.
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In 1991, Rattlesnake Annie became the first American country performer to sign a recording contract with Sony Music Japan.