The Resume

Recorded 'Bye Bye Love' (1957), 'Wake Up Little Susie' (1957), 'All I Have to Do is Dream' (1958), 'Bird Dog' (1958), (Til) I Kissed You (1959), 'Let It Be Me' (1960), 'When Will I Be Loved' (1960), 'Cathy's Clown' (1960), 'Crying in the Rain' (1961) and 'Bowling Green' (1967)
Don Everly (February 1, 1937-August 21, 2021, born in Brownie, Kentucky, birth name is Isaac Donald Everly)
Phil Everly (January 19, 1939-January 3, 2014 , born in Chicago, Illinois)

Why they might be annoying:

They broke up on stage in 1973.
Their solo careers never amounted to much.
Don was addicted to prescription drugs.
Both were smokers in the '60s.
Both men are divorced.
They retired from touring in 2001.
Even after they reunited, they traveled in separate buses and preferred separate dressing rooms.

Why they might not be annoying:

They are an influential duo of rock and roll.
They had hits on the pop, R&B and country charts.
Few people can sing harmony like they can.
They reunited on stage in London (Sept. 23, 1983).
They have a rich catalog of classic songs.
Don has a pierced left ear.

Credit: Adrian Lopez

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adrian Lopez's Profiles
• Blender Magazine's Worst On Stage Meltdowns [August 2006]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2011937)
• Country Bumpkins
• Country Music Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2001)
• Country Music Stars
• Country Rockers
• Dennis Linde Wrote My Song
• Dual Profiles
• Duos
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1997)
• His and Hers
• I am a Kentuckian
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I Covered the Beatles' 'Hey Jude'
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 74)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [E-K]
• I Performed with Jeff Lynne
• I'm in the Band With My Brother
• Joan Jett Covered My Song
• Known By a Middle Name
• Leonard Nimoy Butchered My Song
• Linda Ronstadt Covered My Song
• Look at My Guitar
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• Midnight Special Performers [A-K]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1960)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1960)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• National Review's 50 Greatest Conservative Rock Songs [2006] (Ranked: 40)
• PPL's Top 75 Songs Most Played in Public in Britain in the Last 75 Years [April 2009] (Ranked: 39)
• PPL's Top 75 Songs Most Played in Public in Britain in the Last 75 Years [April 2009] (Ranked: 3)
• Profiles 8251-8500 (Ranked: 8411)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1986)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists (Ranked: 33)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 90)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 141)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 149)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 207)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 301-400 [Performers] (Ranked: 311)
• Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [1967-70]
• Stacker’s Most Controversial Song from the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1957)
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• The Kentucky Headhunters Covered My Song
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments (Ranked: 25)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20210821)
• White Stripes Covered My Song

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 4.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 455 Votes: 54.95% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 54 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 51 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 154 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 170 Votes: 53.53% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 118 Votes: 66.10% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 71 Votes: 54.93% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 63 Votes: 49.21% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 49.59% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 218 Votes: 55.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 365 Votes: 58.08% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 344 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 290 Votes: 56.90% Annoying