The Resume

(September 2, 1925-February 6, 1981)
Born in <1898>New York City
Motion picture soundtrack composer and producer
Film compositions include ‘Hurry Sundown’
Themes include ‘I Dream of Jeannie’
Died in Palm Springs, California, at age 55

Why he might be annoying:

He had the face of a classic B-movie villain.
Emphysema, which would later claim his life, brought his musical career to a screeching halt in the 1970s.
His Jeannie theme dates only from the second season.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the Navy.
He had his own school dance band.
Originally hired as a musical director, he produced numerous albums for the Time Records label.
He had a #2 hit with an updated and energized version of ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ (1968), with his own voice on the recording as a series of grunts.

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 03]
• I Became a Mom in 2001
• I Covered MacArthur Park
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 55)
• I Have Emphysema
• Look at My Album Cover
• Moog Players
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1968)
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20651)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 56 Votes: 57.14% Annoying