The Resume

(June 13, 1942-January 7, 2001)
Born in Coahoma, Mississippi
Soul singer
Recorded the singles 'You Got My Mind Messed Up' (1966), 'Pouring Water on a Drowning Man' (1966) and 'The Dark End of the Street' (1967)

Why he might be annoying:

He never learned to read or write.
His producer Quinton Claunch said, 'His first priority was a marijuana cigarette, a drink, or a woman. That would take precedence over his music.'
He was bipolar.
He would sometimes lapse into a near-catatonic state.
He spent the 1980s shuttling between living in his sister's apartment and institutions.

Why he might not be annoying:

He began performing with gospel groups at age nine.
He had a powerful baritone voice.
One critic wrote, 'Speaking strictly about talent and ability, James Carr was easily the equal of James Brown and Otis Redding or anyone else you'd care to mention.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 53]
• I Covered the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody'
• I Did Not Graduate High School [C-E]
• I Died in 2001 (Ranked: 58)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Linda Ronstadt Covered My Song
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2016)
• Profiles 35501-35750 (Ranked: 35629)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying