- Was a nurse before becoming a songwriter.
- Her work was sampled by numerous rap and hip-hop acts including Wu-Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige and Diddy.
- Her songs were covered by Johnnie Taylor, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Albert King, Joan Baez, Buddy Guy, Paul Weller, Sammy Davis Jr., Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Joe Cocker, Freddie King, B.B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland.
- Survived by her two sons, Perri Montez Crutcher, Dejano Curlin Crutcher, and five sisters, Nellie Louise Ward, Carolyn Ann Walter, Dr. Doris Arnette Fields, and Sandra Dell Fields, and Lucille Vernice Rainey.
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