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Graham Bond

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Musician

The Resume

    (October 28, 1937-May 8, 1974)
    Born in Romford, United Kingdom
    Leader of the Graham Bond Organization and Holy Magick
    Played organ and saxophone
    Recorded 'There's a Bond Between Us,' 'Live at Klooks Kleek,' and 'The Sound of 65' with the Graham Bond Organization
    Recorded 'Holy Magick' and 'We Put Our Magick on You' with Holy Magick
    Member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and Ginger Baker's Air Force

Why he might be annoying:

    He abused heroin.
    He was obsessed with magic and the occult.
    He started thinking he was the illegitimate son of Aleister Crowley.
    He sexually abused his stepdaughter.
    He suffered a nervous breakdown.
    He appeared in a movie titled 'Gonks Go Beat.'
    He committed suicide by jumping in front of a tube train
    He was a smoker.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His band featured future Cream members Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, and future Mahavishnu Orchestra leader John McLaughlin.
    He was adopted.
    He suffered asthma as a child.
    He took up yoga as a teenager to control his asthma.
    He was one of the first musicians to use the Mellotron.
    He was a pivotal figure in British blues and R&B.
    Jon Lord of Deep Purple said, "Graham Bond ... taught me, hands on, most of what I know about the Hammond organ."

Credit: Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying