The Resume

(April 5, 1939-June 8, 2010)
Born in Swanley, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Robert Peter Smith
Recorded the singles 'You Were On My Mind' and 'The Pied Piper' (both 1966)

Why he might be annoying:

Before his solo success, he performed as a member of the Hard Travellers, the Country Gentlemen, the Beat Formula Three and Peter & the Wolves.
He boasted that he wrote better songs than the Beatles, sang better than Elvis Presley and was more exciting than Tom Jones.
He had three nervous breakdowns.
After his pop hits dried up, he tried singing country, gospel and on the oldies circuit.

Why he might not be annoying:

'The Pied Piper' was a top five hit in the US and Britain.
'You Were On My Mind' hit #2 in England and, after the success of 'The Pied Piper,' made the US Top 40.
He claimed that his boasts were meant to be tongue in cheek.
After suffering a stroke (1995), he relearned how to play guitar using just one finger on his right hand.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Invasion [The 60's]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 29]
• Folk Singers
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 71)
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Had Pneumonia
• Look at My Album Cover
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 29001-29250 (Ranked: 29209)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 82 Votes: 58.54% Annoying