The Resume

(May 28, 1910-March 16, 1975)
Born in Linden, Texas
Birth name was Aaron Thibeaux Walker
Blues guitarist and singer
Songs include 'Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad),' 'T-Bone Shuffle,' 'Mean Old World' and 'Let's Have A Natural Ball'
Inducted into the Blues (1980) and Rock and Roll (1987) Halls of Fame

Why he might be annoying:

On his first records, he was billed as 'Oak Cliff T-Bone.'
He and jazz musician Charlie Christian disputed which one of them was first to play electric guitar.
He suffered chronic ulcers from overwork and excessive alcohol consumption.

Why he might not be annoying:

B.B. King said that 'Call It Stormy Monday' inspired him to begin playing guitar, adding 'That was the best sound I ever heard.'
His playing and his acrobatic stage moves, such as doing splits and playing guitar behind his back, influenced Chuck Berry.
Rolling Stone magazine said he 'invented the guitar solo as we know it.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 29]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5281910)
• Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album (Ranked: 1971)
• Guitar World's 10 Essential Blues Albums [April 2003] (Ranked: 2)
• I am a Texan
• I Died in 1975 (Ranked: 64)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Had Pneumonia
• I Sing About Monday
• I Sing About Tuesday
• Look at Me, I'm Spread Eagle
• Look at My Guitar
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1991)
• Profiles 28751-29000 (Ranked: 28935)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1987)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists (Ranked: 47)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying