The Resume

(October 1, 1945-January 13, 1979)
Raised in St. Louis, MO
Died in New York City, NY
Recorded 'A Song for You,' 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know,' 'You Were Meant For Me,' 'Someday We'll All Be Free,' 'Giving Up,' 'The Ghetto,' 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black' and 'This Christmas'
Duets with Roberta Flack include 'Back Together Again,' 'Where Is the Love?,' 'For All We Know,' 'The Closer I Get to You,' 'You Are My Heaven' and 'You've Got a Friend'
Sang the theme song for the CBS TV sit-com 'Maude'
Won a Grammy for 'Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group' with Flack for 'Where Is the Love?' (1973)
Committed suicide at age 33

Why he might be annoying:

He named his daughter Eulaulah.
He was schizophrenic.
His mood swings caused a rift between him and Flack.
Though considered an R&B powerhouse, his Grammy was in pop.
Without explanation or note he jumped from the 15th floor of New York City's Essex House hotel.

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated Howard University.
He met Flack at Howard U., forming a friendship and successful partnership.
He produced, wrote songs and performed with Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers and Jerry Butler.
He scored two smash Billboard chart hits with Flack; 1972's 'Where Is the Love?' (#1 R&B, #5 Pop) and 1977's 'The Closer I Get to You' (#1 R&B, #2 Pop).
He has influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan, India.Arie, Justin Timberlake and Brian McKnight.
Ruben Studdard was a huge fan and recorded his song 'For All We Know.'

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10011945)
• Flip Wilson Show Guests
• Grammy for Best Pop Group (Ranked: 1973)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2019)
• I am from Chicago
• I am from St. Louis
• I Are a Schizophrenic
• I Committed Suicide
• I Covered Carole King’s ‘You’ve Got a Friend’
• I Covered Donny Hathaway's 'This Christmas'
• I Died in 1979 (Ranked: 33)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 33)
• I Fell to My Death
• I Gave My Kid a Ridiculous Name
• Leela James 'Music' References
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• Mustaches
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1978)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• NPR’s 50 Great Voices
• Pentatonix Covered My Song
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16961)
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 126)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 49)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 03]
• Snaggle Tooth
• TV One's Unsung
• TV Theme Song Singers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 16.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 48.19% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 43 Votes: 79.07% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 61.04% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 65.59% Annoying