The Resume

(April 7, 1917-February 1, 2003)
Born in Havana, Cuba
Conga player
Actual first name was Ramon
Songs included 'Watermelon Man,' 'Afro Blue' and 'Spanish Grease'
Died from a stroke at 85

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of high school to focus on a music career.
He had a falling out with Tito Puente.
'Watermelon Man' was his only Pop hit.
In 1988, he appeared in the low budget dance flick 'Salsa.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His nickname is Senegalese for 'tribal chief.'
His 1963 version of Herbie Hancock's 'Watermelon Man' is a jazz standard, inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Considered the best conguero of all-time, his high energy performances were akin to a religious experience.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• I am Cuban
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 85)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Recorded 'Louie, Louie'
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Drums
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27167)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20030201)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying