The Resume

(May 18, 1911-November 24, 1985)
Born in Kansas City, Missouri
Recorded the singles 'Roll 'Em Pete' (with Pete Johnson, 1938), 'Cherry Red' (1939), 'Piney Brown Blues' (1940), 'My Gal's a Jockey' (1947), 'Battle of the Blues' (with Wynonie Harris, 1947), 'Chains of Love' (1951), 'Honey Hush' (1953), 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' (1954), 'Flip, Flop and Fly' (1955), 'The Chicken and the Hawk' (1955), 'Corrina, Corrina' (1956) and 'Midnight Special' (1957)
Appeared in the films 'Shake, Rattle and Rock' (1957) and 'Last of the Blue Devils' (1974)
Nicknamed 'Boss of the Blues'
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)

Why he might be annoying:

He weighed over 300 pounds.
He dropped out of school at fourteen to become a singing bartender.
He recorded for a dozen labels before settling in with Altantic Records in the 50s.
Many of his songs had trouble getting radio play because of their risque lyrics.

Why he might not be annoying:

When he was four, his father died in a train accident.
He appeared at the legendary 'From Spirituals to Swing' concerts at Carnegie Hall (1938).
His voice was so powerful, he did not need a microphone on stage.
He successfully evolved from big bands to jump blues to rock and roll.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Heavyweights
• Blues Musicians
• Bob Dylan References
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 14]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5181911)
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Died in 1985 (Ranked: 74)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have Diabetes
• I Performed at 'From Spirituals to Swing'
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Profiles 23501-23750 (Ranked: 23724)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1987)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 126)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying