The Resume

(July 26, 1941- )
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Birth name was Alfred Jesse Smith
Recorded the singles ‘The Oogum Boogum Song’ and ‘Gimme Little Sign’ (both 1967)

Why he might be annoying:

He took his stage name from the wealthy Los Angeles suburb Brentwood.
He unsuccessfully teamed with Shirley Goodman as Shirley and Al.
He scraped the lower reaches of the R&B charts with a discofied cover of the Fleetwood’s ‘Come Softly To Me.’ (1977)
He owns zoot suits in fourteen different colors.

Why he might not be annoying:

He received several awards for athletics as a member of the Compton High School track team.
He co-wrote his two big hits.
His songs were enduring favorites in the L.A. Latino lowrider community and in British northern soul circles.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• I Covered Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’
• Look at My Album Cover
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• Oops, I Recorded a Disco Song
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46542)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying