Ann Peebles was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1947. She came into this world as number seven in what would be a sibling crew of eleven (!). The digit seven had a special meaning to her mother and father. "When I was growing up, my parents always told me that the Bible says that the seventh will be wise or silly. So I chose to be wise", Ann laughed over the Trans-Atlantic phone line. She was about five when she understood that she was blessed with a beautiful voice. "I remember that I did a talent show in school. It was not a contest, it was to raise money for the school, and that's when I discovered 'Hey! I can sing'. My dad taught me 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' to sing at the talent show and that's when I really heard myself for the first time." Ann's father, Perry Peebles, was a minister of music at the First Baptist Church in St. 
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