The Resume

(October 7, 1911-May 21, 1973)
Born in Akron, Ohio
Bandleader, trumpeter and baritone vocalist
Recorded the singles 'In the Sitll of the Night' (1939), 'There I Go' (1941), 'Racing with the Moon' (1941), 'When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)' (1942), 'Let's Get Lost' (1943), 'There! I've Said It Again' (1945), 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' (1945), 'Seems Like Old Times' (1946), 'Wish I Didn't Love You So' (1947), 'Kokomo, Indiana' (1947), 'Ballerina' (1947), 'Cool Water' (1948), 'Red Roses for a Blue Lady' (1949), 'Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)' (1949), 'Someday' (1949), 'That Lucky Old Sun' (1949), 'Mule Train' (1949), 'Sound Off' (1951), 'On Top of Old Smokey' (1951), 'Old Soldiers Never Die' (1951) and 'They Were Doin' the Mambo' (1954)
Appeared in the movies 'Meet the People' (1944), 'Carnegie Hall' (1947), 'Singing Guns' (1950) and 'The Toughest Man in Arizona' (1951)

Why he might be annoying:

His nicknames included 'Ol' Leather Tonsils,' 'the Baritone with Muscles' and 'the Voice with Hair on Its Chest.'
His backing singers were dubbed 'the Moon Maidens' after his signature song, 'Racing with the Moon.'
He appeared in ads for Camel Cigarettes and hosted their radio program 'Camel Caravan.'
He was so enthusiastic a model railroader that he brought train kits with him on the tour bus.

Why he might not be annoying:

In high school, he was senior class president and voted 'most likely to succeed.'
His recording of 'Riders in the Sky' was Billboard's Year-End Top Single of 1949.
He was a licensed pilot, owned a Lockheed plane and co-wrote 'The Adventures of Mr. Putt Putt, ' a children's book about flying.
He made public service announcements with Smokey the Bear.
As a talent scout for RCA Records, he discovered Neil Sedaka.
He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for recordings and radio.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Belters
• Billboard Top Single of the Year (Ranked: 1949)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 44]
• Celebrity Children's Authors
• Children's Book Authors
• Cigarette Advertisers
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Attended Carnegie-Mellon
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 61)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Recorded '(Ghost) Riders in the Sky'
• I Sing About Roses
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Pilots
• Profiles 33251-33500 (Ranked: 33425)
• Trumpeters
• Voted 'Most Likely to Succeed' in High School

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying