The Resume

(August 22, 1917-June 21, 2001)
Recorded 'Boogie Chillen,' 'Boom Boom,' 'Crawlin' King Snake,'
'Dimples,' 'Hobo Blues,' 'Hoogie Boogie,' 'I'm In The Mood,' 'Huckle Up Baby,'
'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,' 'Shake It Baby,' 'Tupelo' and 'Sally Mae'

Why he might be annoying:

There has been great confusion of what year he was actually born (said between 1917 - 1923).
Growing up, only religious music was allowed to be played with his family.
He worked as a janitor in a Detroit steel mill.
He's been known to stutter.
He appeared in a commercial for Pepsi.
He died the same day as Carroll O' Connor.

Why he might not be annoying:

After recording 'Boogie Chillen,' he quit his job as a janitor and became a full time blues artist.
He was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame (1991).
His career spanned 6 decades.
He has a signature 'growl' voice.
He appeared in the smash hit movie Blues Brothers (1980).
He inspired generations of musicians.

Credit: Jughead

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Brothers [1980]
• Blues Musicians
• Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album (Ranked: 1990)
• Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album (Ranked: 1996)
• Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album (Ranked: 1998)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2000)
• Guitar World's 10 Essential Blues Albums [April 2003] (Ranked: 9)
• Hoarse Raspy Voices
• Hollywood RockWalk at the Guitar Center
• I Covered Van Morrison's 'Gloria'
• I Did Not Graduate High School [F-I]
• I Died in 2001 (Ranked: 83)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Sing About Spiders
• I Sing About Taxis
• I Sing About Tuesday
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• My Middle Name is Lee/Leigh
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2016)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 13751-14000 (Ranked: 13941)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1991)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 81)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 301-400 [Performers] (Ranked: 375)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 218)
• Soda Advertisers
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20010621)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 32.81% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 48.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 40.26% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 298 Votes: 44.30% Annoying