The Resume

(June 11, 1904-March 15, 1929)
Born in Tracy, Alabama
Blues pianist and singer
Recorded the single 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' (1928)
Died from a gunshot during a fight in a Chicago dancehall

Why he might be annoying:

There are no confirmed photos of him.
He recorded only a dozen songs in his lifetime.
He was killed the day before a scheduled recording session.
Accounts of the shooting differ on whether he was the intended target.
Authorship of 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' was often erroneously credited to Pinetop Perkins.

Why he might not be annoying:

He accompanied Ma Rainey on tours.
He and fellow boogie-woogie pioneers Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis lived in the same Chicago rooming house.
His song was the first known use of 'boogie-woogie' on record.
The lyrics of 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' influenced the Ray Charles songs 'Mess Around' and 'What'd I Say.'
Tommy Dorsey covered 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' (with the title shortened to just 'Boogie Woogie') and it became the biggest hit of his career, selling five million singles.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 87]
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 24)
• I Died in 1929 (Ranked: 24)
• I Took a Bullet
• I was Murdered
• Look at Me, I'm Dead
• Murdered Entertainers
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1983)
• Profiles 54251-54500 (Ranked: 54435)
• Smith Versus Jones
• Sweet Home Alabama
• Tree Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying