The Resume

(August 20, 1952- )
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Notable singles recorded include 'Cry Love,' 'Buffalo Ricer Home,' 'Shredding The Document,' 'Drive South,' 'Alone In The Dark,' 'Tears of Thirty Years,' 'Have a Little Faith in Me' and 'Blue Telescope'
Notable songs written include 'Drive South,' 'We Make Spirit,' 'Sure As I'm Sitting Here,' 'It Hasn't Happened Yet,' 'The Way We Make A Broken Heart,' 'The Usual,' 'Buffalo River Home,' 'Thing Called Love,' 'Shredding The Document' and 'Cry Love'
Albums include 'Hangin' Around the Observatory' (1974), 'Overcoats' (1975), 'Slug Line' (1979), 'Two Bit Monsters (1980), 'All of a Sudden' (1982), 'Riding with the King' (1983), 'Warming Up to the Ice Age' (1985), 'Bring the Family' (1987), 'Slow Turning' (1988), Stolen Moments (1990), Perfectly Good Guitar (1993), 'Walk On' (1995), 'Little Head' (1997), 'Crossing Muddy Waters' (2000), 'The Tiki Bar is Open' (2001), 'Beneath This Gruff Exterior' (2003) and 'Master of Disaster' (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

The majority of his albums failed to garner commercial success.
He has a croaky singing voice.
He has a tendency to write pessimistic songs.
At the peak of his songwriting career, he was dubbed 'The American Elvis Costello' by music insiders.
He was frequently bought out of his record contracts during the 1970's and 1980's.

Why he might not be annoying:

He overcame a tragic childhood following the deaths of his father and older brother.
He taught himself how to play the guitar.
Most songs he wrote went on to become singles for many other artists of all different genres.
He recorded albums in rock, bluegrass and country music genres.
He provided the singing voices in the 2002 children's movie 'The Country Bears.'

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blue Eyed Soul Artists
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8201952)
• Country Music Stars
• Hee Haw Guests
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I Performed with the Chieftains
• I Sing About Barbie
• Linda Ronstadt Covered My Song
• Look at My Guitar
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Paste Magazine's 100 Best Living Songwriters [2006] (Ranked: 61)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 22501-22750 (Ranked: 22692)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 11]
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s (Ranked: 53)
• Saturday Night Live Musical Guests [1985-89] (Ranked: 1988)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying