The Resume

(July 29, 1916-March 2, 1942)
Born in Bonham, Texas
Raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jazz guitarist
Specialized in Bebop and Swing

Why he might be annoying:

He fathered a child out of wedlock at only sixteen.
As a child, he sang on the streets for money with his father and brothers.
He refused to play the trumpet, fearing it would mess up his lips.

Why he might not be annoying:

Just one year before his death, he was part of an all-star sextet led by Benny Goodman, and included Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
He brought the electric guitar to the foreground as a lead instrument, as opposed to part of the rhythm section.
In 1966, he was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame.
Oklahoma City named a street and held a yearly jazz festival in his honor.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7291916)
• I Abused Heroin
• I am a Texan
• I am an Okie
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 25)
• I Died in 1942 (Ranked: 25)
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Have Tuberculosis
• I Performed at 'From Spirituals to Swing'
• Jazz Artists
• Listverse's Top 10 Jazz Artists Who Died Young (Ranked: 5)
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 27751-28000 (Ranked: 27913)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1990)
• Young Dads [I Had a Child Before Turning 21]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying