The Resume

(March 8, 1936-February 26, 1982)
Born in Budapest, Hungary
Jazz-fusion guitarist
Recorded the albums 'Gypsy 66' (1966), 'Jazz Raga' (1966), 'The Sorceror' (1967), 'Light My Fire' (1967), 'Dreams' (1968), '1969' (1969), 'Lena & Gabor' (with Lena Horne, 1969), 'Magical Connection' (1970), 'High Contrast' (1971), 'Small World' (1972), 'Rambler' (1974), 'Nightflight' (1976) and 'Faces' (1977)

Why he might be annoying:

He complained that he was never fully accepted in the US.
He claimed that George Benson copied his arrangement of the song 'Breezin,' and was bitter about Benson's success.
He abused heroin.
He joined Scientology.

Why he might not be annoying:

He fell in love with jazz listening to the Voice of America.
He fled Hungary during a Communist crackdown, taking only his clothes and his guitar (1956).
He had an eclectic style, incorporating elements of Hungarian folk music, Indian ragas and rock feedback.
His song 'Gypsy Woman' was interpolated into Santana's 'Black Magic Woman.'
He sued Scientology for $21 million, claiming they embezzled from him and held him against his will. (He later dropped the suit, saying 'I found it too time consuming.' A counter-suit filed by Scientology that got dropped at the same time may have also played a role in the decision.)

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on International Women’s Day [March 8] (Ranked: 1936)
• Burt Bacharach Wrote My Song
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 45]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3081936)
• I Abused Heroin
• I am a Scientologist
• I am Hungarian
• I Attended Berklee College of Music
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Covered a Bob Dylan Song
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 45)
• I Had Renal Failure
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 33751-34000 (Ranked: 33776)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 113 Votes: 73.45% Annoying