The Resume

(December 9, 1935-November 30, 1993)
Born in Bossier City, Louisiana
Birth name was Charles David Houston
Recorded the singles ‘Mountain of Love’ (1963), ‘Livin’ in a House Full of Love’ (1965), ‘Almost Persuaded’ (1966), ‘With One Exception’ (1967), ‘My Elusive Dreams’ (with Tammy Wynette, 1967), ‘You Mean the World to Me’ (1967), ‘Have a Little Faith’ (1968), ‘Already It’s Heaven’ (1968), ‘Where Love Used to Live’ (1968), ‘My Woman’s Good To Me’ (1969), ‘Down to My Last ‘I Love You’’ (1969), ‘Baby, Baby (I Know You’re a Lady)’ (1969), ‘I Do My Swinging at Home’ (1970), ‘After Closing Time’ (with Barbara Mandrell, 1970), ‘A Woman Always Knows’ (1971), ‘Good Things’ (1972), and ‘She’s All Woman’ (1973)

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of Centenary College when he was denied a spot in the school choir.
He was an insurance underwriter until his adult singing career took off.
’Almost Persuaded’ was his only single to cross over to the pop Top 40.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a direct descendant of Texas independence leader Sam Houston.
He was a regular performer on the Louisiana Hayride as a teenager.
’Almost Persuaded’ spent nine weeks at #1 on Billboard’s country singles chart, a record that lasted until 2013, when Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ topped the chart for ten weeks.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 79]
• CMT's 100 Greatest Duets [1-50] (Ranked: 43)
• College Drop Outs
• Country Music Stars
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1967)
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 57)
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 47501-47750 (Ranked: 47683)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying