The Resume

(October 12, 1942-February 23, 1995)
Born in Montgomery, Alabama
Birth name was David Melvin English
Bass singer in the Temptations (1961-94)
Uncle of Rick James

Why he might be annoying:

He was suspended from school for singing in the hallways.
When future bandmate Otis Williams first approached him as a teen, he ran away, thinking Otis was a gang member who wanted to rob him.
During the Temptations' early, hitless years, Eddie Kendricks tried to get him fired, arguing bass singers were passé.

Why he might not be annoying:

He suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, which he treated with cortisone injections so he could continue performing. The constant use of cortisone led to further health complications, including diabetes and necrotizing fasciitis.
He was shot in the hand and leg while trying to stop a man from stealing his car (1978).
Motown head Berry Gordy said, 'You couldn't find anyone to say anything bad about him.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Belters
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 73]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Falsettos
• I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis
• I Died in 1995 (Ranked: 52)
• I Have Diabetes
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Took a Bullet
• I Was an Eagle Scout
• I'm a Bastard
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• Men With High Voices
• Motown Vocalists
• My Favorite Color is Blue
• Profiles 45501-45750 (Ranked: 45748)
• Sweet Home Alabama
• Temptations
• WatchMojo’s Top 10 Ed Sullivan Show Musical Performances [2017] (Ranked: 8)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19950223)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 166 Votes: 45.78% Annoying