The Resume

(January 24, 1939- )
Birth Name is Harold Ray Ragsdale
Recorded the novelty songs 'Streak' 'Guitarzan' 'Santa Claus is watching you!' 'Ahab the Arab' 'Shriner's Convention' 'Mississippi Squirrel Revival' and 'It's me again Margret'
Recorded the Adult Contemporary/Gospel songs 'Everything Thing is Beautiful' 'You Are So Beautiful' and 'Misty'
Founder of Clyde Records
Hosted TV show 'Andy Williams presents Ray Stevens' (Andy didn't appear on the show, but Steve Martin did!)

Why he might be annoying:

He is primarily known for his sappy adult contemporary music.
'The Streak' went straight to #1 in the US and England, because it was written to cash in on the 'streaking' (running around naked and bothering people) craze that captured the world in the mid-70's.
The two types of music he records, some people find irritating.
His music primarily appeals to rednecks and kids in elementary school.
He performs twice daily in Branson, Mo.

Why he might not be annoying:

He started taking piano lessons at seven.
He is the #1 novelty recording artist.
He released a compilation in 1992 of music videos of his classic songs, which sold 2 million copies.
He rose from poverty.
He's a cancer survivor.
He won the TNN (Now Spike TV)-Music City Comedian of the Year award nine times.
His song 'Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills' got into the record books for having the longest recorded song title.

Credit: Long Tall Sally

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• CMT's 20 Funniest Videos (Ranked: 2)
• Country Music Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2019)
• Grammy for Best Pop Male (Ranked: 1971)
• Hee Haw Guests
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Record Music That Sounds Kinda Gay
• I Sing About Barbie
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• Long Tall Sally/Misty Anne's Profiles
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1970)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1970's] (Ranked: 1970)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1970's] (Ranked: 1974)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Have a Nice Decade: The 70's Pop Culture Box'
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 94)
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10394)
• Satirists and Wits
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 230 Votes: 51.74% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 53.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 230 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 359 Votes: 47.08% Annoying