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Guy Mitchell

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The Resume

    (February 27, 1927-July 1, 1999)
    Born in Detroit, Michigan
    Birth name was Al Cernick
    Recorded the singles 'My Heart Cries For You' (1950), 'The Roving Kind' (1951), 'My Truly, Truly Fair' (1951), 'Sparrow in the Treetop' (1951), 'Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania' (1952), 'She Wears Red Feathers' (1952), 'Look at That Girl' (1953), 'Singing the Blues' (1956), 'Rock-A-Billy' (1957) and 'Heartaches by the Number' (1959)
    Hosted a variety show on ABC (1957-58)
    Portrayed George Romack in the TV Western 'Whispering Smith' (1961)
    Appeared in the films 'Those Redheads from Seattle' (1953), 'Red Garters' (1954) and 'The Wild Westerners' (1962)

Why he might be annoying:

    He signed with Warner Brothers as a potential child star when he was 11. (The contract ended when Mitchell's family moved from LA to San Francisco.)
    He had to drop out as vocalist for the Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra when he developed food poisoning.
    He started his singing career as 'Al Grant.'
    He got a new name when producer Mitch Miller combined his own first name with his impression that the singer was 'a nice guy.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served with the US Navy in World War II.
    Early on, he showed enough promise as a singer that the Metropolitan Opera expressed interest in signing him up.
    He got his big break when Frank Sinatra refused to record 'My Heart Cries for You' despite a band at the ready in the studio.
    He developed a very loyal following in England, where he regularly sold out concert halls well into the 1990s.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying