The Resume

(July 1, 1930-July 27, 1990)
Born in Fort Worth, Texas
Birth name was Robert James Byrd
Recorded the single ‘Rockin’ Robin’ (1958)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a one-hit wonder.
Considering the title of his one hit, it might have been good idea to have kept his original last name.
Oddly, the single sleeve for ‘Rockin’ Robin’ showed him with an owl, a macaw, a couple of birds with blue plumage – but no robins.
His song ‘Beep-Beep-Beep’ was used in a commercial for the KIA Sorento (2012).

Why he might not be annoying:

‘Rockin’ Robin’ hit #2 on the pop chart, #1 on the R&B chart, and was certified gold.
He wrote several songs that became hits for other artists, including ‘Little Bitty Pretty One’ for Thurston Harris, ‘Buzz-Buzz-Buzz’ for the Hollywood Flames, and ‘Over and Over,’ which topped the Billboard chart for the Dave Clark Five.
He got screwed out of the royalties for several of the songs he wrote.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 73]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7011930)
• Day and Night
• I Died in 1990 (Ranked: 60)
• I Have Stomach Cancer
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• I'm Buried at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery [Culver City, Ca]
• Look at My Album Cover
• Midnight Special Performers [A-K]
• Profiles 45751-46000 (Ranked: 45872)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying