The Resume

(April 30, 1943-October 24, 2016)
Born in Fargo, North Dakota
Birth name was Robert Thomas Veline
Recorded the singles 'Devil Or Angel' (1960), 'Rubber Ball' (1960), 'Take Good Care of My Baby' (1961), 'Run To Him' (1961), 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes' (1962), 'Charms' (1963) and 'Come Back When You Grow Up' (1967)

Why he might be annoying:

He got his big break filling in for Buddy Holly after Holly's fatal air crash.
In the 70s, he tried to shed his teen idol image by recording an album of folk songs under his birth name.
He became a staple at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater in Branson.

Why he might not be annoying:

Bob Dylan was (briefly) his piano player.
He recorded six gold records.
Readers of the British oldies magazine 'The Beat Goes On' named him best American act (1991), best live performer (1992) and favorite male singer (1993).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alphabet Names
• Branson Entertainers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 23]
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 73)
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Sampled Ritchie Valens’ ‘Donna’
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1961)
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26807)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 46 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying