The Resume

(May 27, 1935-September 12, 2022)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Jazz pianist
Recorded the albums ‘The Sound of Christmas’ (1961), ‘The In Crowd’ (1965), ‘Hang on Ramsey!’ (1965), ‘Wade in the Water’ (1966), and ‘Sun Goddess’ (1974)
Recorded the singles ‘The In Crowd’ (1965), ‘Hang On Sloopy’ (1965), and ‘Wade in the Water’ (1966)
Hosts the syndicated radio program ‘Legends of Jazz’

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of college to get married.
He drew flak from jazz purists for covering pop songs.
He admitted that despite covering Beatles songs ‘I didn’t really get them.’
He announced his retirement from live performances (2018), then changed his mind after three weeks. (‘It got boring.’)

Why he might not be annoying:

Maurice White was his drummer before forming Earth, Wind and Fire.
He is a rare breed: a jazz musician who crossed over multiple times to the pop charts.
He earned seven gold records and three Grammy Awards.
He wrote a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet (2007).
He was named an NEA Jazz Master (2007).
Landmarks Illinois named him one the state’s ‘living treasures.’ (2007)

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 7)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5271935)
• College Drop Outs
• Grammy for Best R&B Group (Ranked: 1967)
• I am from Chicago
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Covered a Bob Dylan Song
• I Covered the Beatles' 'Day Tripper'
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 87)
• I Married in 1990
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• Jazz Artists
• Moog Players
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46694)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 26 Votes: 11.54% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying