The Resume

(December 14, 1899-July 2, 1982)
Born in Smith County, Tennessee
Harmonica player
Frequent guest on WSM's 'Grand Ole Opry'
Recorded the songs 'Dixie Flyer Blues,' 'Pan-American Blues,' 'Fox Chase,' 'Ole Hen Cackle,' and 'John Henry'
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

While touring the South with other country musicians, he would sometimes have to pretend he was Uncle Dave Macon's valet to get hotel lodgings.
He was fired from the Grand Ole Opry when a dispute between radio stations and the performance rights organization ASCAP kept him from performing his best-known tunes on the air.
After his firing, he largely retired from performing, instead making a living by running a shoeshine stand.
As a result, he fell into such obscurity that Charley Pride was usually credited as the first black country star and Grand Ole Opry member.

Why he might not be annoying:

His mother died when he was a year old, and he was raised by his aunt Barbara Lou.
He was left-handed.
He learned to play harmonica while confined to bed for a year while recovering from polio.
During the Grand Ole Opry's first year, he appeared on 49 of 52 shows -- twenty more than the second-most frequently featured performer.
He was the first musician to record in Nashville for a major record label.
He performed in a Grand Ole Opry Old-Timers Show on his 75th birthday.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 85]
• Country Music Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2005)
• Country Music Stars
• Harmonica Players
• I am Left Handed - Male [A-G]
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 82)
• I Have Polio
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Male
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2007)
• Profiles 53501-53750 (Ranked: 53562)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying