The Resume

(June 3, 1924-December 19, 1997)
Birth name is James Lane
Recorded 'That's All Right,' 'The World is In a Tangle,' 'Money, Marbles and Chalk,' 'Back Door Friend,' 'Left Me with a Broken Heart,' 'Act like You Love Me,' 'Sloppy Drunk,' 'Chicago Bound,' 'You're the One,' 'Walking by Myself' and 'Blues, Blues, Blues'
Former member of the Muddy Waters Band

Why he might be annoying:

He went by his stepfather's last name.
He left Muddy Waters' band to seek a solo career.
He didn't perform or write any music during the 1960's.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was raised throughout Mississippi, Atlanta, West Memphis, Memphis, St. Louis and Chicago.
He was an accomplished harp player.
He taught himself how to play the guitar and the harmonica.
He was a member of Muddy Waters' blues outfit.
His clothing store was burned down a little while after Martin Luther King's assassination (1969).
His son was a member of his band.
Before his death in 1997, he was working on an album with Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Eric Clapton said of him: 'one of my all-time great guitar heroes, one of my earliest influences.'

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6031924)
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 4]
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 73)
• I Married in 1995
• Johnny Cash Covered My Song
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 10001-10250 (Ranked: 10217)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 43.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 405 Votes: 42.96% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 279 Votes: 46.95% Annoying