Tim Wilson
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Timothy Collins "Tim" Wilson (born August 5, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and country music
artist. His act combines stand-up comedy and original songs. He has released more than a dozen comedy albums, including several for Capitol Records
Nashville, and has made frequent appearances on the John Boy and Billy
, Big D and Bubba
and Bob and Tom Show. Wilson has also appeared on numerous television programs including The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno and American Revolution Country Comedy on CMT
. In 2011, Wilson appeared on CMT's Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops along with White, Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Vic Henley, Alex Reymundo and Robert Hawkins.
. His parents were school teachers. He is a self-described libertarian
, and sometimes includes his political standpoints in his comedy routines. He is also the co-writer of comedian Jeff Foxworthy
's 1996 single "The Redneck Twelve Days of Christmas", as well as several parodies for the 1980s comedy duo Pinkard & Bowden
. Wilson and his frequent co-writer, Danny Simpson, were also credited as a co-writer on Toby Keith
's 2007 single "High Maintenance Woman
" although Keith wrote the song by himself.
Wilson began his recording career in Atlanta, Georgia on the Southern Tracks
label with legendary music publisher Bill Lowery
. Members of the Atlanta Rhythm Section
played on many of Wilson's early recordings, with ARS keyboardist Dean Daughtry producing. Wilson later recorded extensively in Muscle Shoals, AL with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Wilson co-produced "Allnight Allstars" with Muscle Shoals engineer Steve Melton. The project appeared on Capitol Nashville and includes such rock luminaries as Levon Helm
, Greg Allman, Jimmy Hall
, Bobby Whitlock
, and members of both the Atlanta Rhythm Section and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
.
In 2009, Wilson and Roger Keiss wrote a detective book entitled "Happy New Year — ted", about serial killer Ted Bundy
.
Wilson attended Presbyterian College
in Clinton, South Carolina
as an English major. Wilson is married and has two children.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. His act combines stand-up comedy and original songs. He has released more than a dozen comedy albums, including several for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
Nashville, and has made frequent appearances on the John Boy and Billy
John Boy and Billy
John Isley and Billy James, known as John Boy & Billy, named after "John-Boy Harris and brother Bross Harris", are American radio hosts based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their comedic morning program The John Boy & Billy Big Show broadcasts from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m...
, Big D and Bubba
Big D and Bubba
The Big D and Bubba Show is a nationally syndicated radio show airing daily on over 50 FM radio stations. The show is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks.-Early beginnings and self-syndication:...
and Bob and Tom Show. Wilson has also appeared on numerous television programs including The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
with Jay Leno and American Revolution Country Comedy on CMT
CMT
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. In 2011, Wilson appeared on CMT's Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops along with White, Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Vic Henley, Alex Reymundo and Robert Hawkins.
Life and career
Wilson was born in Columbus, GeorgiaColumbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
. His parents were school teachers. He is a self-described libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
, and sometimes includes his political standpoints in his comedy routines. He is also the co-writer of comedian Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy is an American comedian, television and radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White. Known for his "you might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy...
's 1996 single "The Redneck Twelve Days of Christmas", as well as several parodies for the 1980s comedy duo Pinkard & Bowden
Pinkard & Bowden
Pinkard & Bowden is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters James "Sandy" Pinkard and Richard Bowden, who also play guitar and bass guitar. The duo's music comprises a mix of musical parody and original comedy songs. Pinkard has also written hit singles for Mel Tillis, Anne...
. Wilson and his frequent co-writer, Danny Simpson, were also credited as a co-writer on Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
's 2007 single "High Maintenance Woman
High Maintenance Woman
"High Maintenance Woman" is a single by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was the lead-off single from Toby's 2007 album, Big Dog Daddy...
" although Keith wrote the song by himself.
Wilson began his recording career in Atlanta, Georgia on the Southern Tracks
Southern Tracks
Southern Tracks is a B-sides album released by Christian rock band Third Day in 1999. The album was released with limited copies of their third full-length album, Time and is currently out of print. "Long time Comin'" and "She Sings in Riddles" were re-released on 2007's compilation "Chronology...
label with legendary music publisher Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery was an American music entrepreneur.-Early successes:Lowery was born in Leesville, Louisiana. He studied radio dramatics at Taft Junior College and went on to a number of radio-announcing jobs...
. Members of the Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section
The Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. In 1970 former members of the Candymen and the Classics IV joined together and became the session band for the newly opened Studio One in Doraville, Georgia....
played on many of Wilson's early recordings, with ARS keyboardist Dean Daughtry producing. Wilson later recorded extensively in Muscle Shoals, AL with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Wilson co-produced "Allnight Allstars" with Muscle Shoals engineer Steve Melton. The project appeared on Capitol Nashville and includes such rock luminaries as Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm , is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band....
, Greg Allman, Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall was the lead singer and harmonica player for the Southern rock group, Wet Willie. He cofounded the band in 1970, which had significant success in the 1970s; in 1980 he scored a hit of his own with the single "I'm Happy that Love Has Found You"...
, Bobby Whitlock
Bobby Whitlock
Robert Stanley 'Bobby' Whitlock is a songwriter and performer, best known as a member of Derek and the Dominos.- Biography :...
, and members of both the Atlanta Rhythm Section and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers, are a group of American soul, R&B, and country studio musicians based in the town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama...
.
In 2009, Wilson and Roger Keiss wrote a detective book entitled "Happy New Year — ted", about serial killer Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier...
.
Wilson attended Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina, USA. Presbyterian College, or PC, is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. PC was founded in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs, a prominent Presbyterian minister who also founded the nearby Thornwell Home and...
in Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,091 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary...
as an English major. Wilson is married and has two children.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US Country | US Comedy | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Waking Up the Neighborhood |
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| Tough Crowd |
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| Low-Class Love Affair |
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| Tuned Up |
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| It's a Sorry World |
Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
44 | — | 31 | |||
| Road Comedy 101 |
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| Gettin' My Mind Right |
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28 | — | 28 | |||
| Hillbilly Homeboy |
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| I Should've Married My Father-In-Law |
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| Super Bad Sounds of the 70's |
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57 | — | — | |||
| The Real Twang Thang |
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| Church League Softball Fistfight |
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| But I Could Be Wrong |
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61 | 4 | 42 | |||
| Mr. Wilson Explains America |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Songs for the Musically Disturbed: His (Almost) Greatest Hits |
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| Certified Aluminum: His Greatest Recycled Hits, Volume 1 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1993 | "Garth Brooks Has Ruined My Life" | 70 | Tough Crowd |
| 2000 | "The Ballad of John Rocker" | 66 | Hillbilly Homeboy |
| 2002 | "The Jeff Gordon Song" | — | Certified Aluminum |
| 2003 | "Booty Man" | — | Super Bad Sounds of the 70's |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
External links
- Official website
- Tim Wilson at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- CMT profile