The Resume

(December 22, 1921-March 5, 1963)
Born in Huntington, West Virginia
Sang ‘Pan American,’ ‘Dog House Boogie,’ ‘The Sunny Side of the Mountain,’ ‘Slow Poke’ and ‘Lonesome 7-7203’

Why he might be annoying:

He got his stage name from a comic book detective.
His death was overshadowed by the death of Patsy Cline.
He traded five trapped rabbits for his first guitar.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the US army during World War II, where he fought at the Battle of the Bulge and performed for troops in Paris nightclubs.
He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
He was killed in the same plane crash that killed Patsy Cline.
He did not wear gaudy rhinestone covered suits like most male country singers.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bird Names
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• I Adopted a Child
• I Died in 1963 (Ranked: 41)
• I Died While Flying
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 05]
• Posthumous New Dads
• Profiles 27751-28000 (Ranked: 27904)
• Served in World War II
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19630305)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying