The Resume

(February 7, 1946-January 4, 2013)
Recorded 'Chevy Van'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a one hit wonder.
With just one hit under his belt he had the nerve to record a 'Golden Classics' album.
The song encouraged hitchhiking and promoted promiscuous behavior between strangers.
The song inspired a cheesy, hastily filmed teen comedy movie 'The Van' with a relatively unknown Danny Devito (1977).

Why he might not be annoying:

'Chevy Van' was a #5 smash on the Billboard chart (May 1975). It sold more than 3 million singles.
Van sales soared the year after the song hit.
He wrote songs for Waylon Jennings, Sammy Kershaw and Conway Twitty.
His song 'America' was sung by Jennings on national TV in a ceremony honoring the restoration of the Statue of Liberty (1985).

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bad Hair - Male
• Folk Singers
• I Died in 2013 (Ranked: 66)
• I Performed on American Bandstand [E-K]
• I Sing a Slam Bam, Thank You M'am Song
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Have a Nice Decade: The 70's Pop Culture Box'
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 15251-15500 (Ranked: 15323)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 02]
• Snaggle Tooth

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 134 Votes: 64.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 72.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 74.56% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 351 Votes: 48.72% Annoying