The Resume

(February 5, 1941-January 29, 2023)
Born in West Point, Mississippi
CDs include ‘Stronghold (1975)’ and ‘Stronghold II (2008)’
Singles include ‘Money’ and ‘Rock It Easy’
Co-authored (with Norman Whitfield) ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine,’ ‘War,’ ‘Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me’ and ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’
1973 Grammy winner for Best R&B song (‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’)
2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee

Why he might be annoying:

While it was the first single on the Motown label to become a hit, he did not compose ‘Money.’
As a ‘one-hit wonder,’ he never became a star in his own right.

Why he might not be annoying:

The capital from ‘Money’ laid the foundation for Berry Gordy Jr. to start Motown Records.
He left Motown when it relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles.
He was a key figure in the career of a singer known as the Detroit Diva.

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.O. and B.S.
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 09]
• I Died in 2023 (Ranked: 81)
• Look at My Album Cover
• Motown Vocalists
• Profiles 31001-31250 (Ranked: 31186)
• Q Magazine's 100 Songs that Changed the World [Artists] (Ranked: 35)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters (Ranked: 46)

Year In Review:

For 2023, as of last week, Out of 59 Votes: 50.85% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 19.05% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying