The Resume

(February 23, 1939-August 13, 2010)
Born in Elsa, Texas
Tejano/conjuto accordionist
Recorded the albums 'The Many Sounds of Steve Jordan,' 'The Return of El Parche' and 'El Hurracane'
Signature song was 'Squeeze Box Man'
Appeared in the films 'True Stories' (1985) and 'Born in East L.A.' (1987)

Why he might be annoying:

He was illiterate.
He abused cocaine and drank heavily until he fell at his 53rd birthday party.
He was married and divorced twice.
He named two of his sons Esteban, Jr., and Esteban III.
His favored stage clothes were a purple vest, shiny gold shirt and snakeskin eyepatch.
He said, 'I never went to school, never been trained how to act. I'm an animal, man.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was blinded in his right eye as an infant when a midwife administered contaminated eyedrops.
He introduced jazz and rock influences into conjuto music.
He was nicknamed 'the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion.'
He played over 20 instruments in addition to accordion.
He survived being stabbed outside a nightclub (1973).
He was known for his energetic live performances, commenting 'I could be playing for five people of five thousand, it doesn't make a difference. I'm still gonna kick ass.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Accordionists
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 31]
• I Abused Cocaine
• I am a Texan
• I Did Not Graduate High School [J-M]
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 71)
• I Died on Friday the 13th (Ranked: 2010)
• I Have Liver Cancer
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I was Stabbed
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing an Eye Patch
• Profiles 29751-30000 (Ranked: 29763)
• Visually Impaired
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20100813)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 51 Votes: 74.51% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 61.43% Annoying