The Resume

(December 19, 1940-April 9, 1976)
Born in El Paso, Texas
Recorded the albums 'All the News That's Fit to Sing' (1964), 'I Ain't Marching Anymore' (1965), 'Pleasures of the Harbor' (1967), 'Tape from California' (1968), 'Rehearsals for Retirement' (1969), 'Greatest Hits' (1970) and 'Gunfight at Carnegie Hall' (1975)
Songs included 'There But For Fortune,' 'Draft Dodger Rag,' 'The Power and the Glory,' 'Changes,' 'Crucifixion,' 'Outside of a Small Circle of Friends' and 'Love Me I'm a Liberal'

Why he might be annoying:

He spent two weeks in jail for vagrancy (1958).
He dropped out of Ohio State after not being named editor-in-chief of the college newspaper.
He got into an argument with Bob Dylan that ended with Dylan throwing him out of a car (1965).
He would alternate taking tranquilizers to calm his nerves followed by amphetamines to get going for concerts.
He was manic depressive.
He hanged himself at his sister's house.

Why he might not be annoying:

Early in their careers, Dylan said, 'I just can't keep up with Phil. And he's getting better and better and better.'
He and Dylan reconciled at a memorial concert for Salvador Allende.
His vocal cords were damaged during a mugging in Africa (1973).
The FBI kept a 500 page file on him.
The FBI frequently misspelled his name as 'Oakes' in his files and kept collecting information for months after his suicide before realizing he had died.
In 'Outside of a Small Circle of Friends' he declared, 'Smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 11]
• College Drop Outs
• Folk Singers
• I Abused Amphetamines
• I am a Texan
• I Attended Ohio State University
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 1976 (Ranked: 35)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 35)
• I Sing About James Dean
• I Sing About Los Angeles
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• I'm Remembered in a Tribute Song
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Look at My Guitar
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• Midnight Special Performers [L-Z]
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Profiles 22751-23000 (Ranked: 22858)
• They Might Be Giants References
• Vocalists Who Sing Anti-War Songs
• We Married at Highclere Castle
• We Married in a Castle

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 60 Votes: 60.0% Annoying