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The Vogues

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The Resume

    Formed in 1959 as The Val-Airs in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
    Original line-up:
    Bill Burkette (lead baritone)
    Don Miller (baritone)
    Hugh Geyer (first tenor)
    Chuck Blasko (second tenor)
    Recorded 'You're The One,' 'Five O'Clock World,' 'Magic Town,' 'The Land Of Milk And Honey,' 'Turn Around, Look At Me,' 'My Special Angel' and 'Till'

Why they might be annoying:

    They changed their name to try to win local popularity, as the Vogue Terrace was a teenage dance hall near their hometown.
    They needed six years before they hit it big with 'You're the One.'
    Once the '70s came, they fell out of favor and the hits dried up.
    A businessman bought the trademark name of The Vogues and in the 2000s booked singers under the title without one original member performing.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They worked hard for a local Pittsburgh record company, and their efforts paid off big time in 1965.
    'You're The One' and 'Five O'Clock World' both hit #4 on Billboard's Singles chart in 1965.
    Three years later, they struck gold again, with both 'Turn Around, Look At Me' and 'My Special Angel' reaching #7.
    Blasko lobbied Congress to make changes in trademark laws, and subsequently was allowed to go from touring as Chuck Blasko's Five O'clock World Reunion to Chuck Blasko & The Vogues.
    The trademark owner realized the error of his ways and signed two of the four original Vogues (Burkette & Geyer) to perform.
    In 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 69 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying