The Resume

(October 30, 1930-June 26, 1956)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware
Jazz trumpeter
Specialized in Hard Bop and Bebop
Associated with Max Roach
Died in a car crash at 25

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname was 'Brownie,' like the snack.
He dropped out of 2 universities.
The only known televised footage of him was a 1955 appearance on a Soupy Sales variety program.

Why he might not be annoying:

His main influence: Fats Navarro.
Down Beat Magazine named him 'New Star of the Year' in 1954.
The same publication inducted him into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1972.
He didn't fall prey to heroin and alcohol addictions like many jazz musicians.
His hometown of Wilmington holds an annual music festival in his honor.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• Born on Halloween Eve [October 30th] (Ranked: 1930)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10301930)
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 25)
• I Died in 1956 (Ranked: 25)
• I Died in a Car
• Jazz Artists
• Listverse's Top 10 Jazz Artists Who Died Young (Ranked: 4)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1999)
• Profiles 27501-27750 (Ranked: 27742)
• Trumpeters

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying