The Resume

(May 28, 1917-February 22, 1994)
Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Member of Hot Tuna (1971-72) and the Jefferson Airplane/Starship (1971-75)
Recorded the solo albums 'Filthy!' (1972), 'Playing My Fiddle For You' (1974), 'I'm the Fiddle Man' (1975), 'Rock Father' (1976), 'The Cat and the Fiddle' (1977), 'Inphasion' (1978) and 'Papa Blues' (1992)
Appeared in the films 'Cry Danger' (1950), 'Blue Gardenia' (1953), 'A Gathering of Old Men' (1987) and 'Les Portes Tournante' (1988)
Received the W.C. Handy Award from the Blues Foundation (1993)

Why he might be annoying:

Before being discovered, he played in a band on an ocean liner.
He described his playing as 'sawing wood.'
He was two decades older than the rest of the Airplane.

Why he might not be annoying:

He played a wide variety of styles, including blues, jazz, country and classical.
He was asked to join the Airplane full-time based on the enthusiastic audience reaction to just his tune-up.
He said of his long career, 'I've just kept on going. I think I'll always keep on playing because it's therapy for me.'
He suffered a heart attack during the Northridge earthquake (January 17, 1994) and died of complications a month later.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bay Area Rockers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 27]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5281917)
• Fiddlers
• I Died in 1994 (Ranked: 76)
• I was Cremated
• Jefferson Airplane/Starship
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28411)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 40 Votes: 22.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying