The Resume

(December 28, 1921-January 17, 2012)
Born in Vallejo, California
Birth name is John Alexander Veliotes

Why he might be annoying:

His look inspired Frank Zappa's facial hair.
He changed his last name to sound 'blacker.'
In 1969, he recorded a raunchy blues album under the moniker Snatch and the Poontangs.
He owned a health food store.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's one of the most prominent white men in R&B.
He discovered Etta James, the Coasters, Little Esther, and Jackie Wilson.
He produced the Big Mama Thornton classic 'Hound Dog.'
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 08]
• I am Greek
• I Covered 'Stagger Lee'
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 90)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• Look at My Album Cover
• Mustaches
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25081)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1994)
• Salon's 19 Greatest Double-Entendre Songs
• White Men Loved by Blacks

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 39 Votes: 12.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 103 Votes: 52.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying