The Resume

(January 16, 1946- )
Won six Grammys
Record the songs 'Any Day Now,' Smoky Mountain Rain,' 'I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World,' '(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time,' 'Pure Love,' 'She Keeps the Home Fires Burning,' 'Daydreams About Night Things,' 'He Got You,' 'How Do I Turn You On' and 'Why Don't You Spend the Night'

Why he might be annoying:

His music crosses over from country into pop.
Most of his songs are depressing and are about break-ups or failed romances.
He formed a band in high school called the Apparitions.
He attended college in Atlanta where he studied pre-law. Although he was awarded a comprehensive scholarship, he decided to become a full-time musician instead.
After 1992, he wasn't able to break into the country Top 10.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was born blind from congenital glaucoma.
He developed a hybrid of pop and country that brought him a larger audience.
He scored 35 No. 1 hits and an additional 14 Top 10 singles on Billboard's country chart.
He was in the Top 10 for 15 straight years.
His son, Todd, is his road manager.

Credit: Pseudo Intellectual

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• ACM Pioneer Award (Ranked: 2001)
• ACM Song of the Year (Ranked: 1985)
• ACM Top Male Vocalist (Ranked: 1983)
• ACM Video of the Year (Ranked: 2016)
• Blind Musicians
• CMA Album of the Year (Ranked: 1977)
• CMA Album of the Year (Ranked: 1986)
• CMA Album of the Year (Ranked: 1975)
• CMA Album of the Year (Ranked: 1978)
• CMA Entertainer of the Year (Ranked: 1977)
• CMA Male Vocalist of the Year (Ranked: 1976)
• CMA Male Vocalist of the Year (Ranked: 1977)
• CMA Male Vocalist of the Year (Ranked: 1974)
• CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs (Ranked: 72)
• CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs (Ranked: 58)
• CMT's 100 Greatest Songs (Ranked: 81)
• CMT's 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs (Ranked: 25)
• CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music [2003] (Ranked: 30)
• Country Music Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2014)
• Country Music Stars
• Forever Country
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1975)
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1986)
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1982)
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1987)
• Grammy for Best Country Male (Ranked: 1977)
• Hee Haw Guests
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [M]
• I Have Glaucoma
• I Performed on American Bandstand [L-Q]
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Mitt Romney for President Supporters and Endorsers [2012]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1980s] (Ranked: 1981)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1980s] (Ranked: 1982)
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14691)
• Rick Hall Produced My Album
• Visually Impaired

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 57.78% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 59.15% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 191 Votes: 66.49% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 186 Votes: 56.99% Annoying