The Resume

(May 14, 1897-May 14, 1959)
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Played sax and clarinet
Recorded 'Weary Blues,' 'Really the Blues,' 'Petite Fleur' and 'Summertime'
Last name pronounced 'buh-shay'

Why he might be annoying:

Although he was the first important jazz saxophonist, Louis Armstrong's career outshone him.
He was jailed in France after he challenged a man to a duel after being accused of playing the wrong chord.
During the shoot out, a female passerby was wounded.
He was deported from France.

Why he might not be annoying:

He taught himself how to play the clarinet at the age of six.
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn named one of their adopted children after him.
Saxophonist Johnny Hodges studied with him as a teenager.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Exiles
• I Covered 'Stagger Lee'
• I Died in 1959 (Ranked: 62)
• I Died on My Birthday (Ranked: 62)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 06]
• Jazz Artists
• Joy of Sax(ophone)
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Profiles 29751-30000 (Ranked: 29896)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying