Tim Wilson
Georgia-born country comedian Tim Wilson was a born funnyman, delivering dead-on impressions of his teachers while still in elementary school; he later MC'ed his high school's talent shows, but after taking up guitar as a teen he instead aspired to a career in music. While in college he accepted a job as a sportswriter, later convincing his editors to allow him to review local concerts as well; at an Atlanta Rhythm Section date, Wilson passed along his demo tape to the group's drummer, Roy Yeager, who agreed to produce a session at his Georgia studio. The resulting demo went nowhere, however, and so Wilson instead turned to comedy; immediately he earned a devoted local following, and soon after won a Cinemax standup competition. A series of television spots followed, including an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; in 1990, he also teamed with the duo of Pinkard & Bowden to write the song "Arab, Alabama," and its success convinced him to include music in his standup act. In addition to a series of LPs for the independent Southern Tracks label, including Tough Crowd, Waking Up the Neighborhood, Low-Class Love Affair, and Tuned Up, Wilson scored a hit single with his "Garth Brooks Ruined My Life," also co-writing Jeff Foxworthy's smash "The Redneck Twelve Days of Christmas." Upon signing to Capitol, he released his major-label debut, It's a Sorry World, in early 1999; Gettin' My Mind Right followed later that same year. In 2000 he issued Hillbilly Homeboy, which was helped by the success of its first single, "The Ballad of John Rocker," and waited three years to follow it up with his first funk concept album, Super Bad Sounds of the '70s. Three more traditional albums -- Church League Softball Fistfight (2005), But I Could Be Wrong (2007), and Mr. Wilson Explains America (2009) -- followed.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Super Bad Sounds Of The '70s
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2003
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Gettin' My Mind Right
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1999
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Mr. Wilson Explains America
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2009
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Hillbilly Homeboy
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2000
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Certified Aluminum: His Greatest Recycled Hits Volume 1
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2002
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I Should've Married My Father-In-Law
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2001
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But I Could Be Wrong (Live)
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2007
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But I Could Be Wrong
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2007
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Church League Softball Fistfight
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2005
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Intellectual Hillbilly
Humour - Released by Clown Jewels on 11 Nov 2022
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Caffeine, Wired, Nervous & Pale
Humour - Released by Capitol Records Nashville on 1 Jan 2013
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Caffeine, Wired, Nervous & Pale
Humour - Released by Capitol Records Nashville on 1 Jan 2013
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Mr. Wilson Explains America
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2009
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The Real Twang Thang
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2004
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It's A Sorry World (Live)
Humour - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1999
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Art Not Fame
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Young Rose Ent. on 10 Apr 2015
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Intellectual Hillbilly
Humour - Released by Clown Jewels on 11 Nov 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo