The Resume

(December 5, 1938-July 26, 2013)
Birth name is Jean Jacques Jale
Wrote Eric Clapton's ‘Cocaine' and ‘After Midnight,' and the songs ‘Call Me the Breeze,' ‘Crazy Mama,' ‘The Sensitive Kind' and ‘Magnolia'
Recorded ‘The Road to Escondido' with Eric Clapton
Former member of Derek and the Dominos

Why he might be annoying:

Most of the songs he wrote were hits for other people, instead of him.
He hated the spotlight, and did not like being recognized for his songs.
One of the best known songs is about using cocaine.
He was almost always seen wearing a hat.

Why he might not be annoying:

His work has been covered by artists like Eric Clapton, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash, Deep Purple, Johnny Rivers, The Allman Brothers, and Jerry Garcia.
His wife was also a guitarist and songwriter.
He played a variety of music styles including rock, blues, folk, and western.
He was extremely good friends with Eric Clapton.

Credit: Rocky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Ranked: 2008)
• I am an Okie
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Collaborated with Eric Clapton
• I Died in 2013 (Ranked: 74)
• I Sing About Cocaine
• Johnny Cash Covered My Song
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1974] (Ranked: 21)
• Profiles 19251-19500 (Ranked: 19430)
• Rick Hall Produced My Album
• Rocky's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 82 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 188 Votes: 69.68% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 51.69% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying