The Resume

(September 9, 1941-December 10, 1967)
Died in a plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin
Songs include '(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay,' 'Respect,' 'These Arms of Mine,' 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'Mr. Pitiful'
Recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
Co-Wrote Arthur Conley's hit song 'Sweet Soul Music'

Why he might be annoying:

He died when he was only twenty-six.
He recorded his biggest hit, on the 'Dock of the Bay,' just three days before he died, as it was released shortly after his death.

Why he might not be annoying:

He played a key role in making soul music popular with white audiences.
He was the only soul act to perform at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival (1967).
He originally wrote and recorded 'Respect,' which would go on to become Aretha Franklin's signature song.
He ranked #35 in VH-1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock and Roll.

Credit: Whiff Boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BBC Radio 2's Sold on Song Top 100 Greatest Songs Ever [Performer] (Ranked: 59)
• Belters
• Blender Magazine's 10 Worst Rock Star Plane Crashes [December 2006]
• Celebrities on the Cover of Rolling Stone’s 1,000th Issue [May 7, 2006]
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Love Songs [Performer] (Ranked: 16)
• Falsettos
• Ghosts in Stephen King's 'They Got a Hell of a Band'
• Grammy for Best R&B Male (Ranked: 1969)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1999)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Covered Ben E. King’s ‘Stand By Me’
• I Covered Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’
• I Covered the Beatles' 'Day Tripper'
• I Covered the Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 26)
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 26)
• I Died While Flying
• I Performed at Monterey Pop
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Recorded 'Louie, Louie'
• I Sing About Coffee
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Men With High Voices
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1968)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1968)
• My Song is Downloadable Content For Rock Band
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• My Song Was Covered on Glee
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2011)
• New Musical Express' Greatest Albums of the 1960's (Ranked: 10)
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [1974] (Ranked: 49)
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [1985] (Ranked: 23)
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [1988] (Ranked: 55)
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [1993] (Ranked: 35)
• Observer's 50 Albums That Changed Music [July 16, 2006] (Ranked: 32)
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7595)
• Q Magazine's 100 Songs that Changed the World [Artists] (Ranked: 34)
• Red, White and Blue
• Rick Hall Produced My Album
• Road House [1989]
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1989)
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [1-100] (Ranked: 9)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums from the Last Twenty Years [1967-1987] (Ranked: 95)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists (Ranked: 21)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 8)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 147)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 161)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 74)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 251)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 401-500 [2020] (Ranked: 448)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 401-500 [Performers] (Ranked: 474)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 110)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 28)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 204)
• Songs of the Century [2001] (Ranked: 22)
• Stax Artists
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• TimeOut’s 50 Greatest Breakup Songs of All Time [2021] (Ranked: 15)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Artists [2010] (Ranked: 68)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock (Ranked: 35)
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 11.76% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 127 Votes: 45.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 45 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 82 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 18.75% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 60 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 49 Votes: 44.90% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 84 Votes: 51.19% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 69 Votes: 44.93% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 164 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 193 Votes: 35.75% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 128 Votes: 33.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 182 Votes: 43.96% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 253 Votes: 41.50% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 545 Votes: 42.20% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 501 Votes: 42.12% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 779 Votes: 42.49% Annoying