The Resume

(December 30, 1934-February 8, 1990)
Birth name was Charles Westover
Hits include 'Runaway,' 'Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun),' 'Little Town Flirt,' 'Handy Man' and 'Sea Of Love'

Why he might be annoying:

He often got kicked out of school for playing his guitar.
He was one of the first teen idols.
He was mainly popular in Europe.
He was an alcoholic.
He was divorced.
He killed himself by overdosing on anti-depressants and shooting himself.
His wife filed a suit against the makers of Prozac after his death.
He looked like John Davidson.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had an outstanding vocal range.
He toured with the Beatles early in their careers and was the first American to cover one of their songs.
He made a modestly successful comeback in the early 1980s.
He was selected to replace Roy Orbison in The Traveling Willburys right before his death.
He often did scheduling for his own tours.

Credit: McFly

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Burt Bacharach Wrote My Song
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12301934)
• Falsettos
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Died in 1990 (Ranked: 55)
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Sing About Mary
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• McFly's Profiles [Series 2]
• Midnight Special Performers [A-K]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1961)
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7828)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1999)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 401-500 [Performers] (Ranked: 466)
• Satirized on Rocko’s Modern Life
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [1978]
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 59 Votes: 44.07% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 243 Votes: 45.68% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 268 Votes: 53.36% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 353 Votes: 49.86% Annoying