The Resume

(January 4, 1916-February 26, 1991)
Born in Santa Clara, Cuba
Birth name was Bulee Gaillard
Of Afro-Cuban and Greek heritage
Jazz singer/guitarist/pianist
With bassist Slam Stewart formed the duo Slim and Slam
Recorded 'Flat Floot Floogie (With a Floy Floy),' 'Cement Mixer (Puti Puti)' and 'The Groove Juice Special (Opera in Voot)'
Appeared in the films 'Hellzapoppin' (1941) and 'Absolute Beginners' (1986) and the miniseries 'Roots: The Next Generation' (1979)
Father-in-law of Marvin Gaye and grandfather of Nona Gaye

Why he might be annoying:

He constantly changed the details of his biography, so his birthday is also listed as January 1, and his birthplace as Pensacola, Florida, or Detroit, Michigan.
He started in vaudeville with an act where he played guitar while tap dancing.
He spoke and sang in hipster slang loaded with nonsense words like 'vout' and 'oreenie.'
'Flat Foot Floogie with a Floy Floy' was about a prostitute with gonorrhea.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father was a steward on a cruise liner and accidentally left him behind in Crete when he was twelve.
He served with the Air Force in World War II.
He was mentioned in Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road.'
He got Americans unwittingly singing along to a song about a whore with the clap.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1041916)
• Chocolate Milk [Bi-racial - Black and White]
• I am Cuban
• I am Greek
• I Died in 1991 (Ranked: 75)
• I Sing About an S.T.D.
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27242)
• Roots: The Next Generation [1979]
• Served in World War II
• Stacker’s Most Controversial Song from the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1945)
• Tap Dancers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying