The Resume

(January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015)
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Songwriter, producer and pianist
Recorded the albums 'The Wild Sound of New Orleans' (1958), 'From a Whisper to a Scream' (1970), 'Southern Nights' (1975), 'A New Orleans Christmas' (1997) and 'The River in Reverse' (with Elvis Costello, 2007)
Co-founder of Sea-Saint Studios in New Orleans
Songs that he wrote include:
'Mother-in-Law' and 'A Certain Girl' by Ernie K-Doe
'Fortune Teller' and 'Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)' by Benny Spellman
'Working in a Coal Mine,' 'Holy Cow,' 'Ride Your Pony' and 'Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky' by Lee Dorsey
'Ruler of My Heart' and 'It's Raining' by Irma Thomas
'I Like It Like That' by Chris Kenner
'All These Things' by Art Neville
'Java' by Al Hirt
'Whipped Cream' by Herb Alpert
'Yes We Can Can' by the Pointer Sisters
'Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)' by Three Dog Night
'Southern Nights' by Glen Campbell
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998) and Blues Hall of Fame (2011)
Died in Madrid, Spain, during a tour of Europe

Why he might be annoying:

He said he was more comfortable in the background as a songwriter or producer than on stage as a performer.
He wrote several of his songs under the pseudonym Naomi Neville.
His song 'Sweet Touch of Love' was used in a commercial for Axe body spray.
One reviewer noted, 'His stage outfit blended plaid, paisley and polka dots like nobody's business.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a staple of the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
'The River in Reverse' was the first major studio album recorded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
The city of New Orleans honored him with a life-size statue in a park off Bourbon Street.
He received the National Medal of the Arts (2013).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 59]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1141938)
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 77)
• I Died in a Hotel Room
• Look at Me, I'm with Barack Obama
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• Metacritic's 30 Best Reviewed Albums [2009] (Ranked: 29)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1978] (Ranked: 25)
• Paste Magazine's 100 Best Living Songwriters [2006] (Ranked: 68)
• Profiles 37251-37500 (Ranked: 37259)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1998)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters (Ranked: 77)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20101110)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 130 Votes: 49.23% Annoying