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Adam Wade

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The Resume

    (March 17, 1935-July 7, 2022)
    Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Birth name was Patrick Henry Wade
    Recorded the singles 'Take Good Care of Her' (1961), 'The Writing on the Wall' (1961), and 'As If I Didn't Know' (1961)
    Appeared in the films 'Shaft' (1971), 'Come Back Charleston Blue' (1972), 'Crazy Joe' (1974), 'Claudine' (1974), 'Texas Lightning' (1981), and 'Brother to Brother' (2004)
    Hosted the game show 'Musical Chairs' (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of Virginia State University in his sophomore year.
    He was a Johnny Mathis soundalike.
    After 1961, he had only one more single make the Billboard Hot 100.
    The game show he hosted lasted only five months.
    He was a spokesperson in print ads for NicoDerm nicotine patches.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a lab assistant for Jonas Salk's polio research team.
    His three 1961 hit singles made the top ten of Billboard's pop and easy listening charts and the top twenty of the R&B chart.
    He was the first black game show host in the US.
    He and his wife Jeree Wade produced the off-Broadway musical 'Shades of Harlem.' (1983)
    After forty years, he returned to school at age 60, earning a bachelor's degree from Lehman College and a master's degree from Brooklyn College.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying