The Resume

(December 17, 1942-May 4, 1987)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Lead singer and harmonica player for The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Paul Butterfield's Better Days
Recorded the albums 'The Paul Butterfield Blues Band,' 'East-West,' 'The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw,' 'In My Own Dream,' 'Keep On Moving,' 'Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin,' 'Better Days,' 'It All Comes Back,' 'Put It In Your Ear,' 'North-South,' 'The Legendary Paul Butterfield Rides Again'
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (2006) and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2015)

Why he might be annoying:

He had little commercial success throughout his career.
His critical acclaim declined after his first two albums.
His guitarist left his band and became more successful than him.
People who knew him remember him for being an unfriendly misanthrope.
He developed a drug addiction in the 80's, which ended up killing him at the age of 44.

Why he might not be annoying:

He opened the door for white blues musicians.
His first two albums are considered classics.
He performed at Woodstock ('69 and '79 reunion).
He had a unique and influential harmonica playing style and he wrote a book teaching his harmonica techniques.
He often worked as a sideman for blues legend Muddy Waters and roots rock legends The Band.

Credit: Diplomat

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12171942)
• Diplomat's Profiles [Series 3]
• Harmonica Players
• I Abused Heroin
• I am from Chicago
• I Attended University of Chicago
• I Died in 1987 (Ranked: 44)
• I Died of a Drug Overdose
• I Performed at Monterey Pop
• I Performed at the Last Waltz [November 25, 1976]
• Mustaches
• My Band, My Name
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1999)
• Profiles 36001-36250 (Ranked: 36218)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 2015)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (Ranked: 27)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 401-500 [Performers] (Ranked: 476)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19870504)
• Woodstock '69 Performers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 95 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying