The Resume

(February 28, 1939-February 22, 2001)
Born in Washington, District of Columbia
Guitarist
Recorded 'Blind Joe Death,' 'The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death,' 'Death Chants, Breakdowns, & Military Waltzes,' 'After the Ball,' 'Old Fashioned Love,' 'I Remember Blind Joe Death,' 'Rain Forests, Oceans, and Other Themes,' 'Hitomi,' and 'Red Cross'

Why he might be annoying:

He mentioned Blind Joe Death in three album titles.
He became an alcoholic.
He wound up homeless, lived in a shelter, and then moved into cheap motels.
He pawned off his guitars.
He said his earlier records were 'pretentious and stupid.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a hugely influential finger-style guitarist.
He tracked down blues musician Bukka White and helped restart his career.
He received a master's degree from UCLA.
He suffered from diabetes.
He overcame his alcohol problems.
He came to be admired by alternative and experimental musicians in the 1990s.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2281939)
• I Died in 2001 (Ranked: 61)
• I Have Diabetes
• I Underwent a Heart Bypass Operation
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34717)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists (Ranked: 35)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying