The Resume

(March 14, 1926-March 14, 2020)
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Birth name was Philip Baptiste
Recorded the single ‘Sea of Love’ (1959)

Why he might be annoying:

He chose a repetitive stage name.
He was a one-hit wonder.
He wrote ‘Sea of Love’ to impress a girl he was dating. It apparently didn’t work, since they broke up.

Why he might not be annoying:

‘Sea of Love’ hit #2 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on the R&B chart.
’Sea of Love’ returned to the Top 40 in cover versions by Del Shannon (1982) and the Honeydrippers (1984).
His original version of ‘Sea of Love’ was prominently featured in the Al Pacino-Ellen Barkin thriller of the same name (1989).
He was screwed out of writing and performance royalties, earning only $6,800 for a million-selling standard.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 7)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 65]
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 94)
• I Have A Well-Rounded Birthday: Born On Pi Day (March 14) (Ranked: 1926)
• Look at My Album Cover
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 710)
• Profiles 41006-41250 (Ranked: 41087)
• Repetitive Names
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20200314)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying