The Resume

(May 28, 1944-December 16, 2003)
Born in Jenkins, Kentucky
Recorded the singles ‘Drinkin’ Thing’ (1974), ‘Out of Hand’ (1974), ‘She’s Acting Single (I’m Drinking Doubles)’ (1975), ‘You’re Not the Woman You Used to Be’ (1975), ‘In Some Room Above the Street’ (1976), ‘Your Place or Mine’ (1976), ‘Ten Years of This’ (1977) and ‘Whisky Trip’ (1978)
Committed suicide by gunshot one month after the death from pneumonia of his wife of 40+ years, Mary Lou

Why he might be annoying:

His music was described as ‘too country for rock audiences and too rock for country audiences.’
He searched through a dumpster outside a recording studio to try to find a packet of cocaine he had accidentally thrown out.
He was also addicted to painkillers and amphetamines.
During one interview with a radio station, he could not remember the names of the members of his band or his own birthday.
When not in the recording studio or on the road, he lived in a trailer with the windows blacked out.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had a distinctive vibrato voice.
He injured his back in a car crash (1980).
’Rolling Stone’ wrote, ‘With practitioners like Stewart around, honky-tonk—and rockabilly—may not be dead yet.’
Bob Dylan was a fan, driving out of his way during a tour to meet Stewart and tell him that ‘Ten Years of This’ was one of his favorite songs.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 70]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5281944)
• Country Music Stars
• I Abused Amphetamines
• I Abused Cocaine
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 59)
• I Outlived My Child
• I Took a Bullet
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• One of My Kids Committed Suicide
• Profiles 45001-45250 (Ranked: 45131)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying